diff --git a/release-scripts/VERSIONS.ini b/release-scripts/VERSIONS.ini
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+[default]
+MAJOR_VERSION=5
+MINOR_VERSION=1
+PATCH_VERSION=0
+BRANCH=5.1
+
+OLD_SHA1=5.0
+NEW_SHA1=v5.1.0