diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9b43d3d094b..a7bfc3cd009 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Make sure you enable the full features of the tokio crate on Cargo.toml:
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies]
-tokio = { version = "1.50.0", features = ["full"] }
+tokio = { version = "1.51.0", features = ["full"] }
 ```
 Then, on your main.rs:
 
@@ -221,18 +221,18 @@ warrants a patch release with a fix for the bug, it will be backported and
 released as a new patch release for each LTS minor version. Our current LTS
 releases are:
 
- * `1.43.x` - LTS release until March 2026. (MSRV 1.70)
  * `1.47.x` - LTS release until September 2026. (MSRV 1.70)
+ * `1.51.x` - LTS release until March 2027. (MSRV 1.71)
 
 Each LTS release will continue to receive backported fixes for at least a year.
 If you wish to use a fixed minor release in your project, we recommend that you
 use an LTS release.
 
 To use a fixed minor version, you can specify the version with a tilde. For
-example, to specify that you wish to use the newest `1.43.x` patch release, you
+example, to specify that you wish to use the newest `1.47.x` patch release, you
 can use the following dependency specification:
 ```text
-tokio = { version = "~1.43", features = [...] }
+tokio = { version = "~1.47", features = [...] }
 ```
 
 ### Previous LTS releases
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ tokio = { version = "~1.43", features = [...] }
  * `1.32.x` - LTS release until September 2024.
  * `1.36.x` - LTS release until March 2025.
  * `1.38.x` - LTS release until July 2025.
+ * `1.43.x` - LTS release until March 2026.
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/tokio/CHANGELOG.md b/tokio/CHANGELOG.md
index a6d11a1eaef..bf27f86a762 100644
--- a/tokio/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/tokio/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,35 @@
+# 1.51.0 (April 3rd, 2026)
+
+### Added
+
+- net: implement `get_peer_cred` on Hurd ([#7989])
+- runtime: add `tokio::runtime::worker_index()` ([#7921])
+- runtime: add runtime name ([#7924])
+- runtime: stabilize `LocalRuntime` ([#7557])
+- wasm: add wasm32-wasip2 networking support ([#7933])
+
+### Changed
+
+- runtime: steal tasks from the LIFO slot ([#7431])
+
+### Fixed
+
+- docs: do not show "Available on non-loom only." doc label ([#7977])
+- macros: improve overall macro hygiene ([#7997])
+- sync: fix `notify_waiters` priority in `Notify` ([#7996])
+- sync: fix panic in `Chan::recv_many` when called with non-empty vector on closed channel ([#7991])
+
+[#7431]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio/pull/7431
+[#7557]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio/pull/7557
+[#7921]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio/pull/7921
+[#7924]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio/pull/7924
+[#7933]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio/pull/7933
+[#7977]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio/pull/7977
+[#7989]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio/pull/7989
+[#7991]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio/pull/7991
+[#7996]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio/pull/7996
+[#7997]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio/pull/7997
+
 # 1.50.0 (Mar 3rd, 2026)
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/tokio/Cargo.toml b/tokio/Cargo.toml
index c20be239a50..b5133c23807 100644
--- a/tokio/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tokio/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ name = "tokio"
 #   - README.md
 # - Update CHANGELOG.md.
 # - Create "v1.x.y" git tag.
-version = "1.50.0"
+version = "1.51.0"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.71"
 authors = ["Tokio Contributors <team@tokio.rs>"]
diff --git a/tokio/README.md b/tokio/README.md
index 9b43d3d094b..a7bfc3cd009 100644
--- a/tokio/README.md
+++ b/tokio/README.md
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Make sure you enable the full features of the tokio crate on Cargo.toml:
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies]
-tokio = { version = "1.50.0", features = ["full"] }
+tokio = { version = "1.51.0", features = ["full"] }
 ```
 Then, on your main.rs:
 
@@ -221,18 +221,18 @@ warrants a patch release with a fix for the bug, it will be backported and
 released as a new patch release for each LTS minor version. Our current LTS
 releases are:
 
- * `1.43.x` - LTS release until March 2026. (MSRV 1.70)
  * `1.47.x` - LTS release until September 2026. (MSRV 1.70)
+ * `1.51.x` - LTS release until March 2027. (MSRV 1.71)
 
 Each LTS release will continue to receive backported fixes for at least a year.
 If you wish to use a fixed minor release in your project, we recommend that you
 use an LTS release.
 
 To use a fixed minor version, you can specify the version with a tilde. For
-example, to specify that you wish to use the newest `1.43.x` patch release, you
+example, to specify that you wish to use the newest `1.47.x` patch release, you
 can use the following dependency specification:
 ```text
-tokio = { version = "~1.43", features = [...] }
+tokio = { version = "~1.47", features = [...] }
 ```
 
 ### Previous LTS releases
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ tokio = { version = "~1.43", features = [...] }
  * `1.32.x` - LTS release until September 2024.
  * `1.36.x` - LTS release until March 2025.
  * `1.38.x` - LTS release until July 2025.
+ * `1.43.x` - LTS release until March 2026.
 
 ## License