diff --git a/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl b/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl
index 2d4e5476c..c83444efc 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl
+++ b/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 %% `apps/emqx/src/bpapi/README.md'
 
 %% Opensource edition
--define(EMQX_RELEASE_CE, "5.1.0-rc.1").
+-define(EMQX_RELEASE_CE, "5.1.0").
 
 %% Enterprise edition
 -define(EMQX_RELEASE_EE, "5.1.0").