diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 43f02446f0..a31bbc65cd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ifndef TEMP_DIR
 TEMP_DIR:=$(shell mktemp -d /tmp/heapster.XXXXXX)
 endif
 
-VERSION?=v1.5.0
+VERSION?=v1.5.1
 GIT_COMMIT:=$(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
 
 TESTUSER=
diff --git a/deploy/kube-config/google/heapster.yaml b/deploy/kube-config/google/heapster.yaml
index 949bdc8442..8006eb6fb5 100644
--- a/deploy/kube-config/google/heapster.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kube-config/google/heapster.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: heapster
       containers:
       - name: heapster
-        image: gcr.io/google_containers/heapster-amd64:v1.4.2
+        image: gcr.io/google_containers/heapster-amd64:v1.5.1
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         command:
         - /heapster
diff --git a/deploy/kube-config/influxdb/heapster.yaml b/deploy/kube-config/influxdb/heapster.yaml
index 36313315e7..da73425acb 100644
--- a/deploy/kube-config/influxdb/heapster.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kube-config/influxdb/heapster.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: heapster
       containers:
       - name: heapster
-        image: gcr.io/google_containers/heapster-amd64:v1.4.2
+        image: gcr.io/google_containers/heapster-amd64:v1.5.1
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         command:
         - /heapster
diff --git a/deploy/kube-config/standalone-test/heapster-controller.yaml b/deploy/kube-config/standalone-test/heapster-controller.yaml
index 2e23c8b14b..cc602a72d4 100644
--- a/deploy/kube-config/standalone-test/heapster-controller.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kube-config/standalone-test/heapster-controller.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: heapster-test
-        image: gcr.io/google_containers/heapster-amd64:v1.4.2
+        image: gcr.io/google_containers/heapster-amd64:v1.5.1
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         command:
         - /heapster
diff --git a/deploy/kube-config/standalone-with-apiserver/heapster-deployment.yaml b/deploy/kube-config/standalone-with-apiserver/heapster-deployment.yaml
index 80a2b47110..640e8163d3 100644
--- a/deploy/kube-config/standalone-with-apiserver/heapster-deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kube-config/standalone-with-apiserver/heapster-deployment.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: heapster
-        image: gcr.io/google_containers/heapster-amd64:v1.4.2
+        image: gcr.io/google_containers/heapster-amd64:v1.5.1
         command:
         - /heapster
         - --source=kubernetes.summary_api:''
diff --git a/deploy/kube-config/standalone/heapster-controller.yaml b/deploy/kube-config/standalone/heapster-controller.yaml
index 135565ba23..1d923ffbbc 100644
--- a/deploy/kube-config/standalone/heapster-controller.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kube-config/standalone/heapster-controller.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: heapster
       containers:
       - name: heapster
-        image: gcr.io/google_containers/heapster-amd64:v1.4.2
+        image: gcr.io/google_containers/heapster-amd64:v1.5.1
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         command:
         - /heapster