diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 3046641..46f892f 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Release Notes
 
+## [Version 0.5.1](https://pypi.org/project/ghrepo-stats/0.5.1/) (2023-01-30)
+
+### Fixes
+* added missing default value for `min-stars` option for dependents (caused crash if 
+  not set)
+
 ## [Version 0.5.0](https://pypi.org/project/ghrepo-stats/0.5.0/) (2022-12-28)
 
 ### New features
diff --git a/ghrepo_stats/__init__.py b/ghrepo_stats/__init__.py
index 3d18726..dd9b22c 100644
--- a/ghrepo_stats/__init__.py
+++ b/ghrepo_stats/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.5.0"
+__version__ = "0.5.1"
diff --git a/ghrepo_stats/show_gh_stats.py b/ghrepo_stats/show_gh_stats.py
index 39e5228..c11c23f 100644
--- a/ghrepo_stats/show_gh_stats.py
+++ b/ghrepo_stats/show_gh_stats.py
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument("--packages", action="store_true",
                         help="Only for dependents: get dependent packages "
                              "instead of repositories")
-    parser.add_argument("--min-stars", type=int,
+    parser.add_argument("--min-stars", type=int, default=0,
                         help="Only for dependents: limits the output to "
                              "dependents with at least the given number of "
                              "stargazers.")