diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 3ed212f5a43e..c17c8317e001 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ char ixgbe_default_device_descr[] =
 static char ixgbe_default_device_descr[] =
 			      "Intel(R) 10 Gigabit Network Connection";
 #endif
-#define DRV_VERSION "5.0.0-k"
+#define DRV_VERSION "5.1.0-k"
 const char ixgbe_driver_version[] = DRV_VERSION;
 static const char ixgbe_copyright[] =
 				"Copyright (c) 1999-2016 Intel Corporation.";