diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 38a47120..a894a4fd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+1.5.1
+=====
+
+### Fixes
+- proper detection for root commit during pre-push
+    - #503 PR by @philipgian.
+    - #692 PR by @samskiter.
+
 1.5.0
 =====
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0a0ca224..2210f896 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ setup(
         'hooks.'
     ),
     url='https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit',
-    version='1.5.0',
+    version='1.5.1',
 
     author='Anthony Sottile',
     author_email='asottile@umich.edu',