diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index de088fb13..437f7886b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 # Change Log
 <!-- usage documentation: http://expeditor-docs.es.chef.io/configuration/changelog/ -->
-<!-- latest_release 1.51.5 -->
-## [v1.51.5](https://github.com/chef/inspec/tree/v1.51.5) (2018-02-06)
+<!-- latest_release 1.51.6 -->
+## [v1.51.6](https://github.com/chef/inspec/tree/v1.51.6) (2018-02-08)
 
-#### Merged Pull Requests
-- Fix travis-ci bundler issue [#2533](https://github.com/chef/inspec/pull/2533) ([jquick](https://github.com/jquick))
+#### New Features
+- Add new &quot;reporter&quot; system (replacement for &quot;formatters&quot;), support multiple reporters per run [#2464](https://github.com/chef/inspec/pull/2464) ([jquick](https://github.com/jquick))
 <!-- latest_release -->
 
 <!-- release_rollup since=1.51.0 -->
 ### Changes since 1.51.0 release
 
+#### New Features
+- Add new &quot;reporter&quot; system (replacement for &quot;formatters&quot;), support multiple reporters per run [#2464](https://github.com/chef/inspec/pull/2464) ([jquick](https://github.com/jquick)) <!-- 1.51.6 -->
+
 #### Merged Pull Requests
 - Fix travis-ci bundler issue [#2533](https://github.com/chef/inspec/pull/2533) ([jquick](https://github.com/jquick)) <!-- 1.51.5 -->
 -  Improve links to Learn Chef Rally [#2476](https://github.com/chef/inspec/pull/2476) ([tpetchel](https://github.com/tpetchel)) <!-- 1.51.4 -->
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 5428bec2e..4d5842364 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.51.5
\ No newline at end of file
+1.51.6
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/inspec/version.rb b/lib/inspec/version.rb
index 19d0bcbf6..d3c8ce9e0 100644
--- a/lib/inspec/version.rb
+++ b/lib/inspec/version.rb
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 # author: Christoph Hartmann
 
 module Inspec
-  VERSION = '1.51.5'
+  VERSION = '1.51.6'
 end