diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 8e76abb5c..4808d97d0 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "5.0.0"
+  ".": "5.1.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1a44e021b..b17ab9909 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [5.1.0](https://github.com/boneskull/midnight-smoker/compare/v5.0.0...v5.1.0) (2023-08-21)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add --loose flag ([8a35799](https://github.com/boneskull/midnight-smoker/commit/8a35799192a8c40b5b3c6a6058df91dce57d6622)), closes [#257](https://github.com/boneskull/midnight-smoker/issues/257)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **yarn:** fix workspace-related problems ([8a35799](https://github.com/boneskull/midnight-smoker/commit/8a35799192a8c40b5b3c6a6058df91dce57d6622))
+
 ## [5.0.0](https://github.com/boneskull/midnight-smoker/compare/v4.0.0...v5.0.0) (2023-08-14)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8a56f858e..013120a85 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "midnight-smoker",
-  "version": "5.0.0",
+  "version": "5.1.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "midnight-smoker",
-      "version": "5.0.0",
+      "version": "5.1.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/semver": "7.5.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index aad3af660..aa3784205 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "midnight-smoker",
-  "version": "5.0.0",
+  "version": "5.1.0",
   "description": "Run smoke tests against packages as they would be published",
   "keywords": [
     "test",