diff --git a/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl b/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl
index e13dd0e52..25b340f50 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl
+++ b/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@
 %% `apps/emqx/src/bpapi/README.md'
 
 %% Community edition
--define(EMQX_RELEASE_CE, "5.0.26").
+-define(EMQX_RELEASE_CE, "5.1.0-alpha.1").
 
 %% Enterprise edition
--define(EMQX_RELEASE_EE, "5.0.4").
+-define(EMQX_RELEASE_EE, "5.1.0-alpha.1").
 
 %% the HTTP API version
 -define(EMQX_API_VERSION, "5.0").