diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6a8b736..e47b936 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
     =====================================
     generator=datazen
     version=3.1.2
-    hash=8bb20a7e710e9071d4cf11a5f065e18e
+    hash=744ace272d6f05ecee63ea172bf1a6bd
     =====================================
 -->
 
-# rcmpy ([1.5.0](https://pypi.org/project/rcmpy/))
+# rcmpy ([1.5.1](https://pypi.org/project/rcmpy/))
 
 [![python](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/rcmpy.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/rcmpy/)
 ![Build Status](https://github.com/vkottler/rcmpy/workflows/Python%20Package/badge.svg)
diff --git a/local/configs/package.yaml b/local/configs/package.yaml
index ae1d196..c5112b4 100644
--- a/local/configs/package.yaml
+++ b/local/configs/package.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description: A configuration-file management system.
 entry: {{entry}}
 requirements:
   - datazen
-  - vcorelib>=1.6.5
+  - vcorelib>=1.6.6
 dev_requirements:
   - setuptools-wrapper
   - types-setuptools
diff --git a/local/variables/package.yaml b/local/variables/package.yaml
index cfb4d67..0678b63 100644
--- a/local/variables/package.yaml
+++ b/local/variables/package.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
 major: 1
 minor: 5
-patch: 0
+patch: 1
 entry: rcmpy
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e458f6b..807a38c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta:__legacy__"
 
 [project]
 name = "rcmpy"
-version = "1.5.0"
+version = "1.5.1"
 description = "A configuration-file management system."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.7"
diff --git a/rcmpy/__init__.py b/rcmpy/__init__.py
index 80ce5ed..4662eab 100644
--- a/rcmpy/__init__.py
+++ b/rcmpy/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # =====================================
 # generator=datazen
 # version=3.1.2
-# hash=01f75a43f918c56d5ba1f831c029be03
+# hash=aeee235f75b870ea235a1776f93f3717
 # =====================================
 
 """
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
 
 DESCRIPTION = "A configuration-file management system."
 PKG_NAME = "rcmpy"
-VERSION = "1.5.0"
+VERSION = "1.5.1"
diff --git a/rcmpy/config/file.py b/rcmpy/config/file.py
index 55ecca6..b07695e 100644
--- a/rcmpy/config/file.py
+++ b/rcmpy/config/file.py
@@ -12,13 +12,7 @@
 
 # third-party
 from vcorelib.logging import LoggerType
-from vcorelib.paths import rel
-
-
-def set_exec_flags(path: Path) -> None:
-    """Set the executable bits, but respect the 'read' bits."""
-    mode = path.stat().st_mode
-    path.chmod(mode | ((mode & 0o444) >> 2))
+from vcorelib.paths import rel, set_exec_flags
 
 
 @dataclass
diff --git a/rcmpy/requirements.txt b/rcmpy/requirements.txt
index fbe4e38..72d1fbd 100644
--- a/rcmpy/requirements.txt
+++ b/rcmpy/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 datazen
-vcorelib>=1.6.5
+vcorelib>=1.6.6