diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index eea5c51a..3314b17f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.rarchives.ripme</groupId>
   <artifactId>ripme</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>1.5.0</version>
+  <version>1.5.1</version>
   <name>ripme</name>
   <url>http://rip.rarchives.com</url>
   <properties>
diff --git a/ripme.json b/ripme.json
index e580cf4b..bc00e191 100644
--- a/ripme.json
+++ b/ripme.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
-  "latestVersion" : "1.5.0",
+  "latestVersion" : "1.5.1",
   "changeList" : [
+    "1.5.1: Ensure update mechanism is working correctly.",
     "1.5.0: Change 'home' repo from 4pr0n/RipMe to RipMeApp/RipMe",
     "1.4.21: Added Chevereto ripper (hushpix.com, tag-fox.com)",
     "1.4.20: EroshareRipper can now rip user profiles",
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/UpdateUtils.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/UpdateUtils.java
index d6c892af..3a8b9ddf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/UpdateUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/UpdateUtils.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import com.rarchives.ripme.utils.Utils;
 public class UpdateUtils {
 
     private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(UpdateUtils.class);
-    private static final String DEFAULT_VERSION = "1.5.0";
+    private static final String DEFAULT_VERSION = "1.5.1";
     private static final String REPO_NAME = "ripmeapp/ripme";
     private static final String updateJsonURL = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/" + REPO_NAME + "/master/ripme.json";
     private static final String mainFileName = "ripme.jar";