diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index a69048d45..201a29721 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,28 @@
 -------------------------------------
+CHANGES IN VERSION 0.5.1 (from 0.5.0)
+-------------------------------------
+[GENERAL]
+- updates to python examples
+- refactored configuration code
+- initial work making Appium's node code windows-compatible
+- more lenient treatment of relationship between $HOME and system username
+
+[IOS]
+- fixing webview not waiting for page loading on url nav issue
+- added node-idevice which streamlines installing .ipas on real devices
+- implement scrollTo
+- fixed bug in xpath code which returned last element first
+
+[ANDROID]
+- add some docs for installing HAXM
+- add scroll_into_view for mobile: find
+- completed android element class map
+
+[SELENDROID]
+- http timeout tweaks
+
+
+------------------------------------
 CHANGES IN VERSION 0.5.0 (from 0.4.1)
 -------------------------------------
 [GENERAL]
diff --git a/docs/server-args.md b/docs/server-args.md
index 6f36d256d..127816e7e 100644
--- a/docs/server-args.md
+++ b/docs/server-args.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ All flags are optional, but some are required in conjunction with certain others
 |Flag|Default|Description|Example|
 |----|-------|-----------|-------|
 |`--app`|null|IOS: abs path to simulator-compiled .app file or the bundle_id of the desired target on device; Android: abs path to .apk file|`--app /abs/path/to/my.app`|
+|`--ipa`|null|(IOS-only) abs path to compiled .ipa file|`--ipa /abs/path/to/my.ipa`|
 |`-V`, `--verbose`|true|(DEPRECATED, see --quiet) Get verbose logging output||
 |`-q`, `--quiet`|false|Don't use verbose logging output||
 |`-U`, `--udid`|null|Unique device identifier of the connected physical device|`--udid 1adsf-sdfas-asdf-123sdf`|
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4dfe89147..2c2cd0122 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "automation",
     "javascript"
   ],
-  "version": "0.5.0",
+  "version": "0.5.1",
   "author": "appium-discuss@googlegroups.com",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",