diff --git a/nova/core/galaxy.yml b/nova/core/galaxy.yml
index 233a75af..05894918 100644
--- a/nova/core/galaxy.yml
+++ b/nova/core/galaxy.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace: nova
 name: core
 
 # The version of the collection. Must be compatible with semantic versioning
-version: 1.5.0
+version: 1.5.1
 
 # The path to the Markdown (.md) readme file. This path is relative to the root of the collection
 readme: README.md
diff --git a/nova/core/requirements/.python-version b/nova/core/requirements/.python-version
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d4b278f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nova/core/requirements/.python-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.11.7