diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a3a66f3..7596e36 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. The format
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.5.1] - 2026-07-29
+
 ### Added
 
 - [#40](https://github.com/mohanagy/miftah/issues/40) Added an owner-readable Miftah 0.5 feature and usage guide that distinguishes the 0.5 onboarding/profile-management delta from capabilities first shipped in 0.4, maps each outcome to production-bound CLI or Console entry points, and retains the package's OAuth, active-session, provider-ownership, pre-1.0, and incomplete external-validation boundaries.
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. The format
 
 - [#204](https://github.com/mohanagy/miftah/issues/204) Made guided setup an explicit first-use product front door: the terminal wizard now presents numbered source choices, visible setup steps, safe back/cancel handling before connection details, and current-step recovery for invalid choices; the README now places both `miftah setup` and the `miftah dashboard` browser Console ahead of the optional scripted `init` example and distinguishes the browser UI from the lower-level `console` API command. Existing local STDIO, returning provider-owned account, no-secret, no-shell, no-overwrite, OAuth ownership, import, validation, and shared CLI/Console setup boundaries are unchanged. External evaluator acceptance remains open and is not claimed.
 - [#290](https://github.com/mohanagy/miftah/issues/290) Redesigned the README as a concise product front door: first-screen fit guidance, one connector with named profiles, one safe GitHub first-success path, distinct secret/native-OAuth/upstream-owned-OAuth routes, visible client/wizard/Console choices, and progressively disclosed security, architecture, reference, and troubleshooting links. External evaluator acceptance remains open and is not claimed by this documentation change.
+- [#297](https://github.com/mohanagy/miftah/issues/297) Prepared the compatible v0.5.1 corrective release for the first-use README and setup-wizard improvements. This release keeps Miftah experimental and pre-1.0 and does not claim that external validation under #25, #88, #202, #204, or #290 is complete.
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2aefdaf..af1e695 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Install Miftah, then choose the terminal wizard or the browser Console. Both use
 ### 1. Install the current release
 
 ```bash
-npm install -g @lubab/miftah@0.5.0
+npm install -g @lubab/miftah@0.5.1
 miftah version
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/presets-and-clients.md b/docs/presets-and-clients.md
index 1c9a7a9..6f40930 100644
--- a/docs/presets-and-clients.md
+++ b/docs/presets-and-clients.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 This is the compatibility source of truth for generated `miftah init` configurations and client snippets.
 
 - Catalog version: `3`
-- Miftah package version: `0.5.0`
+- Miftah package version: `0.5.1`
 - Last tested / validation boundary: the catalog builds strict Miftah configuration that `validateConfig` accepts. The docs contract test checks generated configuration only; it does **not** construct a runtime, start, authenticate to, or smoke-test external providers.
 
 Miftah itself requires Node.js `>=20`. That does not establish an upstream server's Node requirement.
diff --git a/docs/whats-new-in-0.5.md b/docs/whats-new-in-0.5.md
index 4d37ad9..e950131 100644
--- a/docs/whats-new-in-0.5.md
+++ b/docs/whats-new-in-0.5.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # What is in Miftah 0.5
 
-Install `@lubab/miftah@0.5.0` when you want Miftah to guide setup instead of assembling a multi-account configuration by hand:
+Install `@lubab/miftah@0.5.1` when you want Miftah to guide setup instead of assembling a multi-account configuration by hand:
 
 ```bash
-npm install -g @lubab/miftah@0.5.0
+npm install -g @lubab/miftah@0.5.1
 miftah version
 ```
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2826c20..287297d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@lubab/miftah",
-  "version": "0.5.0",
+  "version": "0.5.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@lubab/miftah",
-      "version": "0.5.0",
+      "version": "0.5.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.30.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e7e270d..9be1790 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@lubab/miftah",
-  "version": "0.5.0",
+  "version": "0.5.1",
   "description": "Wrap any MCP. Use the right account without reconnecting.",
   "keywords": [
     "mcp",
diff --git a/tests/release-version.test.ts b/tests/release-version.test.ts
index 2d34cb1..2ffd22b 100644
--- a/tests/release-version.test.ts
+++ b/tests/release-version.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 
-const releaseVersion = "0.5.0";
+const releaseVersion = "0.5.1";
 
 function readRepositoryFile(path: string): string {
   return readFileSync(new URL(`../${path}`, import.meta.url), "utf8");
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ function releaseNotes(changelog: string, version: string): string {
   return changelog.slice(match.index, end < 0 ? undefined : end);
 }
 
-describe("v0.5.0 release artifacts", () => {
+describe("v0.5.1 release artifacts", () => {
   it.each([
-    "## [0.5.0] - 2026-7-28\n\n### Added\n",
-    "Release candidate: ## [0.5.0] - 2026-07-28\n\n### Added\n"
+    "## [0.5.1] - 2026-7-29\n\n### Added\n",
+    "Release candidate: ## [0.5.1] - 2026-07-29\n\n### Added\n"
   ])("requires a dated release heading at the start of a line", (changelog) => {
     expect(() => releaseNotes(changelog, releaseVersion)).toThrow(
       `Unable to find the ${releaseVersion} changelog entry.`
@@ -65,21 +65,20 @@ describe("v0.5.0 release artifacts", () => {
     }
   });
 
-  it("documents guided multi-account onboarding while retaining the experimental package status", () => {
+  it("documents the first-use corrections while retaining the experimental package status", () => {
     const changelog = readRepositoryFile("CHANGELOG.md");
     const notes = releaseNotes(changelog, releaseVersion);
 
     expect(changelog).toContain("Miftah is experimental and pre-1.0");
     expect(notes).toContain("### Added");
+    expect(notes).toContain("### Changed");
     expect(notes).toContain("### Fixed");
-    expect(notes).toMatch(/guided multi-account/iu);
-    expect(notes).toMatch(/resumable connector-setup/iu);
-    expect(notes).toMatch(/Google Search Console/iu);
-    expect(notes).toMatch(/native OAuth-bound profile rename/iu);
-    expect(notes).toMatch(/external design-partner validation/iu);
-    expect(notes).toMatch(/MCP SDK Hono runtime dependency chain/iu);
-    expect(notes).toMatch(/patched development toolchain dependencies/iu);
-    expect(notes).toMatch(/batched Windows Console catalog ACL verification/iu);
+    expect(notes).toMatch(/owner-readable Miftah 0\.5 feature and usage guide/iu);
+    expect(notes).toMatch(/first-use product front door/iu);
+    expect(notes).toMatch(/numbered source choices/iu);
+    expect(notes).toMatch(/safe back\/cancel handling/iu);
+    expect(notes).toMatch(/external evaluator acceptance remains open/iu);
+    expect(notes).toMatch(/host-dependent file-flush latency/iu);
     const readme = readRepositoryFile("README.md");
     expect(readme).toContain("Use the right account with the MCP servers you already trust");
     expect(readme).toContain("experimental and pre-1.0");