diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fe0013d7..47ff3845 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [Unreleased](https://github.com/eduNEXT/drydock/compare/v0.7.3...HEAD)
+## [Unreleased](https://github.com/eduNEXT/drydock/compare/v15.1.0...HEAD)
 
 Please do not update the unreleased notes.
 
@@ -19,6 +19,19 @@ Please do not update the unreleased notes.
 - add plugins extra, extracted from namespace template ([#48](https://github.com/eduNEXT/drydock/pull/48)) ([36c033f](https://github.com/eduNEXT/drydock/commit/36c033faecf7c3ebc701a085cb33e55629910d88))
 
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+## [v15.1.0](https://github.com/eduNEXT/drydock/compare/v0.7.3...v15.1.0) - 2023-11-01
+
+### [15.1.0](https://github.com/eduNEXT/drydock/compare/v15.0.0...v15.1.0) (2023-11-01)
+
+#### Features
+
+- replacing Kustomize JSON patches with strategic merge patches. ([65a4b70](https://github.com/eduNEXT/drydock/commit/65a4b70367fd3ffead87695445b1a1be0acd9c3c))
+
+#### Bug Fixes
+
+- removing inexistent folder from github actions release flow ([81f3a06](https://github.com/eduNEXT/drydock/commit/81f3a0699f6043d7fccb140dd97db1c98ad08286))
+- using Github PAT to bypass main branch protection ([ad40e6a](https://github.com/eduNEXT/drydock/commit/ad40e6a256bed62551e8f7436f43ae7841264776))
+
 ## [v0.7.3](https://github.com/eduNEXT/drydock/compare/v0.7.2...v0.7.3) - 2023-08-08
 
 ### [0.7.3](https://github.com/eduNEXT/drydock/compare/v0.7.2...v0.7.3) (2023-08-08)
diff --git a/drydock/__about__.py b/drydock/__about__.py
index d5793afc..9a75d436 100644
--- a/drydock/__about__.py
+++ b/drydock/__about__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "15.0.0"
+__version__ = "15.1.0"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 14c4edb6..29fd5432 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 15.0.0
+current_version = 15.1.0
 commit = False
 tag = False