diff --git a/changelog/v5.1.2.md b/changelog/v5.1.2.md
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+# 5.1.2
+
+The 5.1.2 release is a patch to fix the API docs.  See the [5.1.0 notes](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/releases/tag/v5.1.0) for detail on the 5.1 release.
+
+ * [#8413](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/8413) - Remove extra curly in type ([@tschaub](https://github.com/tschaub))
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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 {
   "name": "ol",
-  "version": "5.1.1",
+  "version": "5.1.2",
   "description": "OpenLayers mapping library",
   "keywords": [
     "map",