diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f6aa045..fbac96f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [5.1.0](https://github.com/execaman/discolink/compare/v5.0.0...v5.1.0) (2026-06-23)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **Player:** make init nodes optional ([#72](https://github.com/execaman/discolink/issues/72)) ([a714371](https://github.com/execaman/discolink/commit/a714371acad469f7ffd71185e03875a8025be61f))
+* **Player:** optional 'nodes' param for init() ([a714371](https://github.com/execaman/discolink/commit/a714371acad469f7ffd71185e03875a8025be61f))
+
 ## [5.0.0](https://github.com/execaman/discolink/compare/v4.7.0...v5.0.0) (2026-06-06)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index df43748..9f3a19f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "discolink",
-  "version": "5.0.0",
+  "version": "5.1.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "discolink",
-      "version": "5.0.0",
+      "version": "5.1.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "workspaces": [
         "./docs"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 455fb53..380e981 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/package.json",
   "name": "discolink",
   "type": "module",
-  "version": "5.0.0",
+  "version": "5.1.0",
   "description": "A Lavalink client for Discord bots in TypeScript",
   "exports": {
     "import": {