diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 68f9449d..cabdafcb 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "5.7.0"
+  ".": "5.7.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 01599809..b7d32ac6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [5.7.1](https://github.com/mikavilpas/yazi.nvim/compare/v5.7.0...v5.7.1) (2024-08-15)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* leaving an empty buffer when opening a directory with `:edit .` ([#379](https://github.com/mikavilpas/yazi.nvim/issues/379)) ([ebe93e5](https://github.com/mikavilpas/yazi.nvim/commit/ebe93e5136091d7de001432089a3c8d9a6c52548))
+
 ## [5.7.0](https://github.com/mikavilpas/yazi.nvim/compare/v5.6.0...v5.7.0) (2024-08-15)
 
 
diff --git a/lua/yazi.lua b/lua/yazi.lua
index 98e72ae0..72a0f64a 100644
--- a/lua/yazi.lua
+++ b/lua/yazi.lua
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ local configModule = require("yazi.config")
 
 local M = {}
 
-M.version = "5.7.0" -- x-release-please-version
+M.version = "5.7.1" -- x-release-please-version
 
 -- The last known state of yazi when it was closed
 ---@type YaziPreviousState