diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a8d50725e2ce735177e1d8057640ed18a86b659b..3e75a2d0ff5265c06bb4cd0771c6fb4c0cf6f3c4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ### VERSION INFO
 set(OpenPose_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
-set(OpenPose_VERSION_MINOR 4)
+set(OpenPose_VERSION_MINOR 5)
 set(OpenPose_VERSION_PATCH 0)
 set(OpenPose_VERSION ${OpenPose_VERSION_MAJOR}.${OpenPose_VERSION_MINOR}.${OpenPose_VERSION_PATCH})
 
diff --git a/doc/release_notes.md b/doc/release_notes.md
index 84aa502f8961ad3fa11a9b5f383f8b3b0324a286..b10d4f978e038db372ff94e4d91248770ec59680 100644
--- a/doc/release_notes.md
+++ b/doc/release_notes.md
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ OpenPose Library - Release Notes
 
 
 
-## Current version - future OpenPose 1.5.0
+## OpenPose 1.5.0 (May 16, 2019)
 1. Main improvements:
     1. Added initial single-person tracker for further speed up or visual smoothing (`--tracking` flag).
     2. Speed up of the CUDA functions of OpenPose:
@@ -365,5 +365,12 @@ OpenPose Library - Release Notes
 
 
 
+## Current version - future OpenPose 1.5.1
+1. Main improvements:
+2. Functions or parameters renamed:
+3. Main bugs fixed:
+
+
+
 ## All OpenPose Versions
 Download and/or check any OpenPose version from [https://github.com/CMU-Perceptual-Computing-Lab/openpose/releases](https://github.com/CMU-Perceptual-Computing-Lab/openpose/releases).
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_api_python/01_body_from_image.py b/examples/tutorial_api_python/01_body_from_image.py
index 70028ffe250b40c8ab607f6a67055ee94b5d1542..a03e24b44f34fa916af80779f498598b236bf253 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_api_python/01_body_from_image.py
+++ b/examples/tutorial_api_python/01_body_from_image.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ try:
 
     # Display Image
     print("Body keypoints: \n" + str(datum.poseKeypoints))
-    cv2.imshow("OpenPose 1.4.0 - Tutorial Python API", datum.cvOutputData)
+    cv2.imshow("OpenPose 1.5.0 - Tutorial Python API", datum.cvOutputData)
     cv2.waitKey(0)
 except Exception as e:
     # print(e)
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_api_python/02_whole_body_from_image.py b/examples/tutorial_api_python/02_whole_body_from_image.py
index 31acb2260cd4c4e6dcaf9fdd9aed766b5274ba27..59aaee384ac9c8cbcafd8bc749dceac4d7cab310 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_api_python/02_whole_body_from_image.py
+++ b/examples/tutorial_api_python/02_whole_body_from_image.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ try:
     print("Face keypoints: \n" + str(datum.faceKeypoints))
     print("Left hand keypoints: \n" + str(datum.handKeypoints[0]))
     print("Right hand keypoints: \n" + str(datum.handKeypoints[1]))
-    cv2.imshow("OpenPose 1.4.0 - Tutorial Python API", datum.cvOutputData)
+    cv2.imshow("OpenPose 1.5.0 - Tutorial Python API", datum.cvOutputData)
     cv2.waitKey(0)
 except Exception as e:
     # print(e)
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_api_python/04_keypoints_from_images.py b/examples/tutorial_api_python/04_keypoints_from_images.py
index 44bbcf966bfe24559fe074048f528729b1caac0b..9e92428ad680be85c9d338b45e204dc173c1c75a 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_api_python/04_keypoints_from_images.py
+++ b/examples/tutorial_api_python/04_keypoints_from_images.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ try:
         print("Body keypoints: \n" + str(datum.poseKeypoints))
 
         if not args[0].no_display:
-            cv2.imshow("OpenPose 1.4.0 - Tutorial Python API", datum.cvOutputData)
+            cv2.imshow("OpenPose 1.5.0 - Tutorial Python API", datum.cvOutputData)
             key = cv2.waitKey(15)
             if key == 27: break
 
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_api_python/05_keypoints_from_images_multi_gpu.py b/examples/tutorial_api_python/05_keypoints_from_images_multi_gpu.py
index fded0b71073ece843cc4cf6f29fa902a32553be3..e0ef57c65ab78e5e6d5a0caa414c85a1b6b5c3af 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_api_python/05_keypoints_from_images_multi_gpu.py
+++ b/examples/tutorial_api_python/05_keypoints_from_images_multi_gpu.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ try:
                 print("Body keypoints: \n" + str(datum.poseKeypoints))
 
                 if not args[0].no_display:
-                    cv2.imshow("OpenPose 1.4.0 - Tutorial Python API", datum.cvOutputData)
+                    cv2.imshow("OpenPose 1.5.0 - Tutorial Python API", datum.cvOutputData)
                     key = cv2.waitKey(15)
                     if key == 27: break
 
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_api_python/06_face_from_image.py b/examples/tutorial_api_python/06_face_from_image.py
index 11f99834c417858c991b78494cbd379fa6230dce..577e513fc224008662393f5358833cdb2b809a13 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_api_python/06_face_from_image.py
+++ b/examples/tutorial_api_python/06_face_from_image.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ try:
     # Process and display image
     opWrapper.emplaceAndPop([datum])
     print("Face keypoints: \n" + str(datum.faceKeypoints))
-    cv2.imshow("OpenPose 1.4.0 - Tutorial Python API", datum.cvOutputData)
+    cv2.imshow("OpenPose 1.5.0 - Tutorial Python API", datum.cvOutputData)
     cv2.waitKey(0)
 except Exception as e:
     # print(e)
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_api_python/07_hand_from_image.py b/examples/tutorial_api_python/07_hand_from_image.py
index b50e6abda4d31b9e70970a56aa483bea3c6a9950..3927fd282a82277d1d243aa1f2db449ae2052af5 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_api_python/07_hand_from_image.py
+++ b/examples/tutorial_api_python/07_hand_from_image.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ try:
     opWrapper.emplaceAndPop([datum])
     print("Left hand keypoints: \n" + str(datum.handKeypoints[0]))
     print("Right hand keypoints: \n" + str(datum.handKeypoints[1]))
-    cv2.imshow("OpenPose 1.4.0 - Tutorial Python API", datum.cvOutputData)
+    cv2.imshow("OpenPose 1.5.0 - Tutorial Python API", datum.cvOutputData)
     cv2.waitKey(0)
 except Exception as e:
     # print(e)
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_api_python/08_heatmaps_from_image.py b/examples/tutorial_api_python/08_heatmaps_from_image.py
index 9b5e62677df9958fa8c7a37fdb748733a3fdadbd..47241a9941578f466e18c2dd5f602c7d2e626f70 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_api_python/08_heatmaps_from_image.py
+++ b/examples/tutorial_api_python/08_heatmaps_from_image.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ try:
         heatmap = heatmaps[counter, :, :].copy()
         heatmap = cv2.applyColorMap(heatmap, cv2.COLORMAP_JET)
         combined = cv2.addWeighted(outputImageF, 0.5, heatmap, 0.5, 0)
-        cv2.imshow("OpenPose 1.4.0 - Tutorial Python API", combined)
+        cv2.imshow("OpenPose 1.5.0 - Tutorial Python API", combined)
         key = cv2.waitKey(-1)
         if key == 27:
             break
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_api_python/09_keypoints_from_heatmaps.py b/examples/tutorial_api_python/09_keypoints_from_heatmaps.py
index c116a68b4a26f3cc09ddf34bbedcbe80dd1b28d7..9c427a612f17ebc7767ed16ceac66aaca0995f45 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_api_python/09_keypoints_from_heatmaps.py
+++ b/examples/tutorial_api_python/09_keypoints_from_heatmaps.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ try:
 
     # Display Image
     print("Body keypoints: \n" + str(datum.poseKeypoints))
-    cv2.imshow("OpenPose 1.4.0 - Tutorial Python API", datum.cvOutputData)
+    cv2.imshow("OpenPose 1.5.0 - Tutorial Python API", datum.cvOutputData)
     cv2.waitKey(0)
 except Exception as e:
     # print(e)
diff --git a/include/openpose/core/macros.hpp b/include/openpose/core/macros.hpp
index d4e99f83c7b41fd9038dbcbd979d8181af937ff3..656fdc8ab00fd21f010303e393903c576f4bf4d0 100644
--- a/include/openpose/core/macros.hpp
+++ b/include/openpose/core/macros.hpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 // OpenPose name and version
 const std::string OPEN_POSE_NAME_STRING = "OpenPose";
-const std::string OPEN_POSE_VERSION_STRING = "1.4.0";
+const std::string OPEN_POSE_VERSION_STRING = "1.5.0";
 const std::string OPEN_POSE_NAME_AND_VERSION = OPEN_POSE_NAME_STRING + " " + OPEN_POSE_VERSION_STRING;
 // #define COMMERCIAL_LICENSE
 
diff --git a/src/openpose/wrapper/wrapperAuxiliary.cpp b/src/openpose/wrapper/wrapperAuxiliary.cpp
index 445693af5936c7f61912b18929893b7ad8428dd6..352b19405eabfb90ee936e939d97c859ab1ca454 100644
--- a/src/openpose/wrapper/wrapperAuxiliary.cpp
+++ b/src/openpose/wrapper/wrapperAuxiliary.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ namespace op
                 log("---------------------------------- WARNING ----------------------------------\n"
                     "We have introduced an additional boost in accuracy of about 0.5% with respect to the official"
                     " OpenPose 1.4.0 (using default settings). Currently, this increase is only applicable to CUDA"
-                    " version, but will eventually be ported to CPU and OpenCL versions. Therefore, CPU and OpenCL"
+                    " version, but might eventually be ported to CPU and OpenCL versions. Therefore, CPU and OpenCL"
                     " results might vary. Nevertheless, this accuracy boost is almost insignificant so CPU and"
                     " OpenCL versions can be safely used, they will simply provide the exact same accuracy than"
                     " OpenPose 1.4.0."