diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index 91cadb33f4..7d5d8ed6ff 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ The LyX team.
 What's new in version 1.5.1?
 ----------------------------
 
+
 ** Updates:
 ***********
 
@@ -95,16 +96,28 @@ What's new in version 1.5.1?
 
 - Fix output of LyX files on windows when Document>Compressed is set.
   This is a dataloss bug that was the main reason for releasing 1.5.1
-  now.
+  earlier than anticipated.
 
 - Get rid of annoying LaTeX error after changing the document language
   (bug 2468).
 
+- Fix a LaTeX error with caption inset in a listing inset (some
+  problems remain).
+
+- Fix crashes relating to command line export (bugs 4077 and 4086).
+
+- Fix export to FAT32 under Linux (bug 4094).
+
 * USER INTERFACE:
 
+- Fix crash with TOC and child documents (bug 4096).
+
 - Fix redrawing artefacts when switching tabs (bug 3969).
 
-- Fix bug where using pdfsync marks the document 'changed' (bug 4023).
+- Fix pasting a selection from the same LyX document with middle mouse
+  button.
+
+- Fix pasting of a selection from other applications (X11 only).
 
 - Coherent behaviour when inserting over a selection: now the selection
   is always replaced by the insertion (bug 672).
@@ -120,6 +133,8 @@ What's new in version 1.5.1?
 
 - Sort colors in the Preferences dialog (bug 2571).
 
+- Fix bug where using pdfsync marks the document 'changed' (bug 4023).
+
 
 * DOCUMENTATION
 
@@ -132,3 +147,5 @@ What's new in version 1.5.1?
 - LyX configuration script now checks for htlatex as an OpenDocument
   converter, since some platforms have htlatex but not oolatex. It also
   checks for oowriter as an OpenDocument viewer and editor.
+
+- Fix building on Mac OS X when pkg-config is installed.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c232fde048..8dba7f43d9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 dnl Process with autoconf to generate configure script   -*- sh -*-
 
-AC_INIT(LyX,1.5.1svn,[lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org],[lyx])
-AC_SUBST(LYX_DATE, ["Wed, Jun 27, 2007"])
+AC_INIT(LyX,1.5.1,[lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org],[lyx])
+AC_SUBST(LYX_DATE, ["Sat, Aug 4, 2007"])
 AC_PREREQ(2.52)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/main.cpp)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([src/config.h])
diff --git a/po/postats.sh b/po/postats.sh
index d37817c736..11f471d311 100755
--- a/po/postats.sh
+++ b/po/postats.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # modifiy this when you change version
 # Note that an empty lyx_branch variable (ie cvs HEAD)
 # will "do the right thing".
-lyx_version=1.5.0svn
+lyx_version=1.5.1
 lyx_branch=