diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0ef057a6..7f147e87 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <br>
   <h3>Best Practices for Kubernetes Workload Configuration</h3>
   <a href="https://github.com/FairwindsOps/polaris">
-    <img src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1.svg?label=Version&message=5.0.0&color=239922">
+    <img src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1.svg?label=Version&message=5.1.0&color=239922">
   </a>
   <a href="https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/FairwindsOps/polaris">
     <img src="https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/FairwindsOps/polaris">
diff --git a/deploy/dashboard.yaml b/deploy/dashboard.yaml
index 6cb35b3e..100fb2ad 100644
--- a/deploy/dashboard.yaml
+++ b/deploy/dashboard.yaml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ spec:
         - dashboard
         - --port
         - "8080"
-        image: 'quay.io/fairwinds/polaris:5.0'
+        image: 'quay.io/fairwinds/polaris:5.1'
         imagePullPolicy: 'Always'
         name: dashboard
         ports:
diff --git a/deploy/webhook.yaml b/deploy/webhook.yaml
index c894b93b..f88ec404 100644
--- a/deploy/webhook.yaml
+++ b/deploy/webhook.yaml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ spec:
           command:
             - polaris
             - webhook
-          image: 'quay.io/fairwinds/polaris:5.0'
+          image: 'quay.io/fairwinds/polaris:5.1'
           imagePullPolicy: 'Always'
           ports:
             - containerPort: 9876
diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index 4fbb338a..3408ed8f 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ meta:
     content: "Fairwinds Polaris | Changelog"
 
 ---
+## 5.1.0
+* Support `--context` flag for kubecontext
+* Treat core Kubernetes controllers (`Deployments`, `StatefulSets`, `DaemonSets`, `CronJobs`) as top-level objects, instead of following owner refs
+
 ## 5.0.0
 * Renamed `multipleReplicasForDeployment` to `deploymentMissingReplicas`
 * Changed `RunAsRootAllowed` and `hostNetworkSet` default severity to `danger`
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 12c68139..c8854e16 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	// Version represents the current release version of Polaris
-	Version = "5.0.0"
+	Version = "5.1.0"
 )
 
 func main() {