diff --git a/documentation/releases/release-notes/release-notes-5.1.0.md b/documentation/releases/release-notes/release-notes-5.1.0.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45cf510
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/releases/release-notes/release-notes-5.1.0.md
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+rbsecp256k1 version 5.1.0 is now available.
+
+Please report bugs using the issue tracker at GitHub:
+
+https://github.com/etscrivner/rbsecp256k1/issues
+
+Notable Changes
+===============
+
+This is a bugfix release that includes major updates to older dependencies
+including ruby-zip and libsecp256k1. These older dependencies were breaking
+ruby 3.0 builds. Travis CI has also been replaced in favor of GitHub Actions.
+
+### Library Updates
+
+The following updates were made to the library:
+
+* upgrade rubyzip ([#50](https://github.com/etscrivner/rbsecp256k1/pull/50))
+* Upgrade bitcoin-core/secp256k1 to latest HEAD ([#55](https://github.com/etscrivner/rbsecp256k1/pull/55))
+* ci: replace travis with github actions ([#56](https://github.com/etscrivner/rbsecp256k1/pull/56))
diff --git a/documentation/releases/release-process.md b/documentation/releases/release-process.md
index d8863f0..f6970cf 100644
--- a/documentation/releases/release-process.md
+++ b/documentation/releases/release-process.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Release Process
 First you'll need to checkout a new branch and add release notes:
 
 ```
-git checkout release-${VERSION}
+git checkout -b release-${VERSION}
 git add documentation/releases/release-notes/release-notes-${VERSION}.md
 ```
 
diff --git a/lib/rbsecp256k1/version.rb b/lib/rbsecp256k1/version.rb
index 8e566aa..448d5cc 100644
--- a/lib/rbsecp256k1/version.rb
+++ b/lib/rbsecp256k1/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module Secp256k1
-  VERSION = '5.0.1'
+  VERSION = '5.1.0'
 end