diff --git a/lib/bootstrap.php b/lib/bootstrap.php
index 7d17a8b9ddeae934f012e836813c87f564db232d..f8c6f0eb3f0eaa4299e92e78d35104b4932fc2fd 100644
--- a/lib/bootstrap.php
+++ b/lib/bootstrap.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 const DEFAULT_ENV = 'production';
 
 //software version - please leave it as it is!
-$SOFTWARE_VERSION = '5.1.5';
+$SOFTWARE_VERSION = '5.1.6';
 
 // Store startup time
 $STUDIP_STARTUP_TIME = microtime(true);