diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 84767f21..fdbbf177 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.50.0
\ No newline at end of file
+0.51.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/releaseNotes.ts b/frontend/src/lib/releaseNotes.ts
index 146971de..391e164c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/releaseNotes.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/releaseNotes.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,20 @@ export interface ReleaseEntry {
 }
 
 export const RELEASE_NOTES: ReleaseEntry[] = [
+  {
+    version: "0.51.0",
+    date: "2026-07-22",
+    summary: "Downloads that play on every device, cleaner file names, and one-click re-download.",
+    features: [
+      "Downloads now default to 720p — quicker and plays everywhere. 1080p and Best are still one click away in the format list.",
+      "New “Re-download” button on each item in your Library rebuilds the file under the latest rules; any share links you've already sent keep working and point to the new file.",
+    ],
+    fixes: [
+      "Shared videos now play in every browser, including on iPhone and iPad (Safari and Brave): a file that arrived in a format Apple can't decode (such as AV1) is now automatically converted to a universally-playable one, so the “broken play button” is gone.",
+      "Downloaded folder and file names are now plain, accent-free ASCII with underscores instead of spaces — portable, and no longer shown as “?” in some file tools.",
+      "Titles that start with social clutter like “1.6M views · 66K reactions |” are cleaned up automatically.",
+    ],
+  },
   {
     version: "0.50.0",
     date: "2026-07-22",