diff --git a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/CHANGELOG.md
index 64370d2493ec..1cef31e82909 100644
--- a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Release History
 
+## 1.5.1 (Unreleased)
+
+
 ## 1.5.0 (2020-11-11)
 ### Breaking Changes
 - Renamed optional `CertificateCredential` keyword argument `send_certificate`
diff --git a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_version.py b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_version.py
index 2314fed1655c..2199081a3f3c 100644
--- a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_version.py
+++ b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_version.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 # Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
 # Licensed under the MIT License.
 # ------------------------------------
-VERSION = "1.5.0"
+VERSION = "1.5.1"