diff --git a/History.txt b/History.txt
index 786bfa0..b751522 100644
--- a/History.txt
+++ b/History.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+== 1.5.1 2024-06-18
+
+* Escape double quotes in field names when generating XFDF (thanks @nbroadbent)
+
 == 1.5.0 2023-09-15
 
 * adds support for replacement_font flag (#88) (thanks @tyrro)
diff --git a/lib/pdf_forms/version.rb b/lib/pdf_forms/version.rb
index b715421..c5d7c8e 100644
--- a/lib/pdf_forms/version.rb
+++ b/lib/pdf_forms/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# coding: UTF-8
-
 module PdfForms
-  VERSION = '1.5.0'
+  VERSION = '1.5.1'
 end