diff --git a/srcpkgs/neovim/template b/srcpkgs/neovim/template
index b5f96221a0f..4e393c2c0b7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/neovim/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/neovim/template
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'neovim'
 pkgname=neovim
-version=0.5.0
+version=0.5.1
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
 build_helper="qemu"
-configure_args="-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo"
+configure_args="-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config gettext gperf LuaJIT lua51-lpeg lua51-mpack"
 makedepends="libtermkey-devel libuv-devel libvterm-devel msgpack-devel
  LuaJIT-devel libluv-devel tree-sitter-devel"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ maintainer="Steve Prybylski <sa.prybylx@gmail.com>"
 license="Apache-2.0, custom:Vim"
 homepage="https://neovim.io"
 distfiles="https://github.com/neovim/neovim/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=2294caa9d2011996499fbd70e4006e4ef55db75b99b6719154c09262e23764ef
+checksum=aa449795e5cc69bdd2eeed7095f20b9c086c6ecfcde0ab62ab97a9d04243ec84
 
 alternatives="
  vi:vi:/usr/bin/nvim