diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index af955a6c..93d20d8d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4265,14 +4265,14 @@ checksum = "03b634d87b960ab1a38c4fe143b508576f075e7c978bfad18217645ebfdfa2ec"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "slight"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.5.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "as-any",
  "clap",
  "flate2",
  "log",
- "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rand 0.7.3",
  "reqwest",
  "slight-blob-store",
  "slight-common",
@@ -4331,7 +4331,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "slight-core"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.5.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
@@ -4441,7 +4441,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "slight-integration-tests"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.5.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "hyper",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6be7236b..9f17d3f1 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ http-server = ["dep:slight-http-server"]
 http-client = ["dep:slight-http-client"]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.5.1"
 authors = ["DeisLabs Engineering Team"]
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 90cfbacb..105af372 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercon
 ### JS
 
 ```sh
-slight new -n spidey@v0.5.0 js && cd spidey
-# ^^^ starts a new js project under SpiderLightning's v0.5.0 spec
+slight new -n spidey@v0.5.1 js && cd spidey
+# ^^^ starts a new js project under SpiderLightning's v0.5.1 spec
 
 slight buildjs -e slightjs_engine.wasm -o main.wasm src/main.js
 # ^^^ builds the js application
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ slight -c slightfile.toml run main.wasm -l
 ### C
 
 ```sh
-slight new -n spidey@v0.5.0 c && cd spidey
-# ^^^ starts a new c project under SpiderLightning's v0.5.0 spec
+slight new -n spidey@v0.5.1 c && cd spidey
+# ^^^ starts a new c project under SpiderLightning's v0.5.1 spec
 
 # you might want to install wasi-sdk dependencies...
 # on unix, run: 
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ slight -c slightfile.toml run spidey.wasm
 ### Rust
 
 ```sh
-slight new -n spidey@v0.5.0 rust && cd spidey
-# ^^^ starts a new rust project under SpiderLightning's v0.5.0 spec
+slight new -n spidey@v0.5.1 rust && cd spidey
+# ^^^ starts a new rust project under SpiderLightning's v0.5.1 spec
 
 cargo build --target wasm32-wasi
 
diff --git a/templates/rust/Cargo.toml b/templates/rust/Cargo.toml
index fa274bc1..ed81b44e 100644
--- a/templates/rust/Cargo.toml
+++ b/templates/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ wit-bindgen-rust = { git = "https://github.com/fermyon/wit-bindgen-backport" }
 # ^^^ A language binding generator for WebAssembly interface types
 wit-error-rs = { git = "https://github.com/danbugs/wit-error-rs", rev = "05362f1a4a3a9dc6a1de39195e06d2d5d6491a5e" }
 # ^^^ Convenience error-related trait implementations for types generated from a wit-bindgen import
-slight-http-handler-macro = { git = "https://github.com/deislabs/spiderlightning", tag = "v0.5.0" }
+slight-http-handler-macro = { git = "https://github.com/deislabs/spiderlightning", tag = "v0.5.1" }
 # ^^^ Macro for creating http request handlers when using SpiderLightning's http interface
 
 [workspace]