diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index ef19757..73bc8f8 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"1.5.0"}
+{".":"1.5.1"}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 43fcabf..c2d6e00 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.5.1](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/web3-messaging-usecase-demo/compare/web3-messaging-usecase-demo-v1.5.0...web3-messaging-usecase-demo-v1.5.1) (2025-07-30)
+
+
+### 🐞 Bug Fixes
+
+* update SDKs to prevent fetchUserContacts error when user has no contact ([#131](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/web3-messaging-usecase-demo/issues/131)) ([c7a4622](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/web3-messaging-usecase-demo/commit/c7a4622d5ab4c0c83f0796537cdb51e52f9b8aa8))
+* update SDKs to prevent fetchUserContacts error when user has no contacts ([c7a4622](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/web3-messaging-usecase-demo/commit/c7a4622d5ab4c0c83f0796537cdb51e52f9b8aa8))
+
 ## [1.5.0](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/web3-messaging-usecase-demo/compare/web3-messaging-usecase-demo-v1.4.0...web3-messaging-usecase-demo-v1.5.0) (2025-07-29)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9ba513b..7859b21 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "web3-messaging-usecase-demo",
-  "version": "1.5.0",
+  "version": "1.5.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "web3-messaging-usecase-demo",
-      "version": "1.5.0",
+      "version": "1.5.1",
       "dependencies": {
         "@fontsource-variable/anybody": "^5.2.5",
         "@fontsource-variable/mulish": "^5.2.5",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 52d1c14..168a779 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "web3-messaging-usecase-demo",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "1.5.0",
+  "version": "1.5.1",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "npm run dev:prod",