diff --git a/src/common.props b/src/common.props
index 0ece4e7..4d4ae23 100644
--- a/src/common.props
+++ b/src/common.props
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <VersionPrefix Condition=" '$(VersionPrefix)' == '' ">5.0.2</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix Condition=" '$(VersionPrefix)' == '' ">5.1.0</VersionPrefix>
     <VersionSuffix Condition="$(VersionSuffix) == '' and '$(Configuration)' == 'Debug' ">debug</VersionSuffix>
     <Authors>Matthew Erbs, Serilog Contributors</Authors>
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>