diff --git a/asciidoc/release-notes.adoc b/asciidoc/release-notes.adoc
index 61b02f90..c59c5135 100644
--- a/asciidoc/release-notes.adoc
+++ b/asciidoc/release-notes.adoc
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 = Ivy Release Announcement
 
-XXXX Date XXXX - The Apache Ivy project is pleased to announce its 2.6.0 release.
+XXXX Date XXXX - The Apache Ivy project is pleased to announce its 2.5.1 release.
 
 == What is Ivy?
 Apache Ivy is a tool for managing (recording, tracking, resolving and reporting) project dependencies, characterized by flexibility,
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ More information about the project can be found on the website link:https://ant.
 
 == Key features in this release
 
-Key features of this 2.6.0 release are:
+Key features of this 2.5.1 release are:
 
     * Ivy now requires a minimum of Java 8 runtime.
 
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ For details about the following changes, check our JIRA install at link:https://
 
 - IMPROVEMENT: Ivy command now accepts a URL for the -settings option (jira:IVY-1615[])
 
-- NEW:
-
 
 ////
  Samples :
@@ -82,6 +80,7 @@ Here is the list of people who have contributed source code and documentation up
 * Jaikiran Pai
 * Jon Schneider
 * Gilles Scokart
+* Stefan Bodewig
 
 *Contributors:*
 
diff --git a/ivy.xml b/ivy.xml
index c3dac27e..47a21578 100644
--- a/ivy.xml
+++ b/ivy.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
             xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://ant.apache.org/ivy/schemas/ivy.xsd">
     <info organisation="org.apache.ivy"
            module="ivy"
-           status="integration">
+           status="release">
         <description homepage="http://ant.apache.org/ivy/">
         Apache Ivy is a tool for managing (recording, tracking, resolving and reporting) project dependencies.
         </description>
diff --git a/version.properties b/version.properties
index 02c77158..2c8809a1 100644
--- a/version.properties
+++ b/version.properties
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@
 #	 * specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #	 * under the License.
 #	 ***************************************************************
-target.ivy.version=2.6.0
+target.ivy.version=2.5.1
 # Following OSGi spec: have to be 3 numbers separated by dots
-target.ivy.bundle.version=2.6.0
+target.ivy.bundle.version=2.5.1
 # in case we want to add a qualifier such as alpha, beta, etc...
 # if non empty, add a '_' at the end of the qualifier, so the version would look like 1.2.3.alpha_200901011200
 # NB: be careful with naming, OSGi orders version alphabetically. Suggested values: alpha_, beta_, cr1_ (for RC-1), final_
-target.ivy.bundle.version.qualifier=alpha_
+target.ivy.bundle.version.qualifier=final_
 
 
 # Versions of dependencies