diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 015c3e972..e30b7d700 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build new docker image
         if: env.MATCHED_FILES
-        run: docker build --no-cache . -t nfcore/eager:2.5.0
+        run: docker build --no-cache . -t nfcore/eager:2.5.1
 
       - name: Pull docker image
         if: ${{ !env.MATCHED_FILES }}
         run: |
           docker pull nfcore/eager:dev
-          docker tag nfcore/eager:dev nfcore/eager:2.5.0
+          docker tag nfcore/eager:dev nfcore/eager:2.5.1
 
       - name: Install Nextflow
         env:
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7ca5bccca..01194d7b3 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ COPY environment.yml /
 RUN conda env create --quiet -f /environment.yml && conda clean -a
 
 # Add conda installation dir to PATH (instead of doing 'conda activate')
-ENV PATH /opt/conda/envs/nf-core-eager-2.5.0/bin:$PATH
+ENV PATH /opt/conda/envs/nf-core-eager-2.5.1/bin:$PATH
 
 # Dump the details of the installed packages to a file for posterity
-RUN conda env export --name nf-core-eager-2.5.0 > nf-core-eager-2.5.0.yml
\ No newline at end of file
+RUN conda env export --name nf-core-eager-2.5.1 > nf-core-eager-2.5.1.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index c349a8cd5..f9eb8f0b9 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # You can use this file to create a conda environment for this pipeline:
 #   conda env create -f environment.yml
-name: nf-core-eager-2.5.0
+name: nf-core-eager-2.5.1
 channels:
   - conda-forge
   - bioconda
diff --git a/nextflow.config b/nextflow.config
index 18af18b15..97308f807 100644
--- a/nextflow.config
+++ b/nextflow.config
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ params {
 
 // Container slug. Stable releases should specify release tag!
 // Developmental code should specify :dev
-process.container = 'nfcore/eager:2.5.0'
+process.container = 'nfcore/eager:2.5.1'
 
 // Load base.config by default for all pipelines
 includeConfig 'conf/base.config'
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ manifest {
   description = 'A fully reproducible and state-of-the-art ancient DNA analysis pipeline'
   mainScript = 'main.nf'
   nextflowVersion = '>=20.07.1'
-  version = '2.5.0'
+  version = '2.5.1'
 }
 
 // Function to ensure that resource requirements don't go beyond