diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-userguide-pdf.yml b/.github/workflows/build-userguide-pdf.yml
index 6122bf7..b6e1e35 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-userguide-pdf.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-userguide-pdf.yml
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: moderncv_userguide.pdf
-          path: ./manual/moderncv_userguide/moderncv_userguide.pdf
+          path: ./manual/moderncv_userguide.pdf
 
       - name: Upload user guide log
         if: ${{ always() }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: moderncv_userguide.log
-          path: ./manual/moderncv_userguide/moderncv_userguide.log
+          path: ./manual/moderncv_userguide.log
 
       - name: Push new user guide to master
         if: ${{ github.ref_name == 'master' }}
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           apt update && apt install git -y
           git config --global user.name '${{ env.UG_AUTHOR }}'
           git config --global user.email '${{ github.actor }}@users.noreply.github.com'
+          ls -l
           git add manual/moderncv_userguide.pdf
           git commit -m "${{ env.UG_COMMIT_MESSAGE }}"
           git push
diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 847f38a..9713ed9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version next
+version 2.5.1 (31 Jan 2026)
 - Fix french babel breaking contemporary style (#219)
 - Fix birthdate not showing up in contemporary style (#244)
 - Fix Inspire HEP social link (#241)
diff --git a/create-release-tarball.sh b/create-release-tarball.sh
index 9066c00..1550249 100755
--- a/create-release-tarball.sh
+++ b/create-release-tarball.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # script to create a tarball for the files that should be in the CTAN upload
+#
+# do not forget to replace comments/headers beforehand
+# 1. date and version in moderncv_userguide.tex
+# 2. find . -type f -exec sed -i 's/$OLD_DATE $OLD_VERSION/$NEW_DATE $NEW_VERSION/g' {} \;
+# 3. find . -type f -exec sed -i 's|-$OLD_YEAR moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv)|-$NEW_YEAR moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv)|g' {} \;
 
 # fetch version via git
 VERSION=$(git describe --tags --dirty)
@@ -12,7 +17,7 @@ rm -f $TARBALL $TARBALL.gz
 git archive --prefix=moderncv/ HEAD > $TARBALL
 
 # remove git specific files
-tar -f $TARBALL --delete moderncv/.github/ moderncv/.gitignore moderncv/create-release-tarball.sh
+tar -f $TARBALL --delete moderncv/.github/ moderncv/.gitignore moderncv/create-release-tarball.sh moderncv/.codespellrc
 
 # compress
 gzip $TARBALL
diff --git a/manual/moderncv_userguide.pdf b/manual/moderncv_userguide.pdf
deleted file mode 100644
index fb33feb..0000000
Binary files a/manual/moderncv_userguide.pdf and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/manual/moderncv_userguide.tex b/manual/moderncv_userguide.tex
index 8ea2ebc..8c421f1 100644
--- a/manual/moderncv_userguide.tex
+++ b/manual/moderncv_userguide.tex
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-%% moderncv_userguide.tex as shipped with 2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter document class (moderncv)
-%% 2021 David Seus, cryptointerest@posteo.de
+%% moderncv_userguide.tex as shipped with 2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter document class (moderncv)
+%% 2021 David Seus (cryptointerest@posteo.de), 2021-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 \title{%
   \texttt{moderncv} User Guide\\
-  {\small Package v2.4.1}%
+  {\small Package v2.5.1}%
 }
 % Cristina Sambo,
 \author{%
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   moderncv community\\
   {\small Documentation by David Seus}%
 }
-\date{\today}
+\date{2026-01-31}
 
 % Language and encoding options
 \usepackage[english]{babel}
diff --git a/moderncv.cls b/moderncv.cls
index 4130694..2e3ab10 100644
--- a/moderncv.cls
+++ b/moderncv.cls
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncv.cls'.
-%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesClass{moderncv}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter document class]
+\ProvidesClass{moderncv}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter document class]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvbodyi.sty b/moderncvbodyi.sty
index adebc8e..6497311 100644
--- a/moderncvbodyi.sty
+++ b/moderncvbodyi.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvbodyi.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvbodyi}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter body variant: 1]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvbodyi}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter body variant: 1]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvbodyiii.sty b/moderncvbodyiii.sty
index 9f4935a..119762c 100644
--- a/moderncvbodyiii.sty
+++ b/moderncvbodyiii.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvbodyiii.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvbodyiii}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter body variant: 3]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvbodyiii}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter body variant: 3]
 
 % rules type options: "fullrules", "shortrules", "mixedrules" (default) or "norules"
 \@initializeif{\if@fullrules}\@fullrulesfalse
diff --git a/moderncvbodyiv.sty b/moderncvbodyiv.sty
index fe8476a..fe95e8a 100644
--- a/moderncvbodyiv.sty
+++ b/moderncvbodyiv.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvbodyiv.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvbodyiv}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter body variant: 4]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvbodyiv}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter body variant: 4]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvbodyv.sty b/moderncvbodyv.sty
index cd4d0b4..9ba6c0c 100644
--- a/moderncvbodyv.sty
+++ b/moderncvbodyv.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvbodyv.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2015-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2015-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvbodyv}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter body variant: 5]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvbodyv}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter body variant: 5]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvbodyvi.sty b/moderncvbodyvi.sty
index 9e0b3c0..9453907 100644
--- a/moderncvbodyvi.sty
+++ b/moderncvbodyvi.sty
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvbodyvi.sty'.
 %% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com).
-%% Copyright 2023 Javier Lopez-Gomez (javier.lopez.gomez@proton.me).
+%% Copyright 2023 Javier Lopez-Gomez (javier.lopez.gomez@proton.me), 2024-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvbodyvi}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter body variant: 6]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvbodyvi}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter body variant: 6]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvcollection.sty b/moderncvcollection.sty
index f9c7083..f88e032 100644
--- a/moderncvcollection.sty
+++ b/moderncvcollection.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvcollection.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2013-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2013-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcollection}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 moderncv collections]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcollection}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 moderncv collections]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvcolorblack.sty b/moderncvcolorblack.sty
index 8ef736e..9bf10da 100644
--- a/moderncvcolorblack.sty
+++ b/moderncvcolorblack.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvcolorblack.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorblack}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: black]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorblack}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: black]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvcolorblue.sty b/moderncvcolorblue.sty
index 0181b8f..59a3b67 100644
--- a/moderncvcolorblue.sty
+++ b/moderncvcolorblue.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvcolorblue.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorblue}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: blue]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorblue}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: blue]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvcolorburgundy.sty b/moderncvcolorburgundy.sty
index a3710df..235e4e1 100644
--- a/moderncvcolorburgundy.sty
+++ b/moderncvcolorburgundy.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvcolorburgundy.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorburgundy}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: burgundy]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorburgundy}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: burgundy]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvcolorcerulean.sty b/moderncvcolorcerulean.sty
index cee7740..22ddd00 100644
--- a/moderncvcolorcerulean.sty
+++ b/moderncvcolorcerulean.sty
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvcolorcerulean.sty'.
 %% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com).
-%% Copyright 2023 Javier Lopez-Gomez (javier.lopez.gomez@proton.me).
+%% Copyright 2023 Javier Lopez-Gomez (javier.lopez.gomez@proton.me), 2024-2024 moderncv maintainers.
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorcerulean}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: cerulean]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorcerulean}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: cerulean]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvcolorgreen.sty b/moderncvcolorgreen.sty
index fa02282..a4aeb45 100644
--- a/moderncvcolorgreen.sty
+++ b/moderncvcolorgreen.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvcolorgreen.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorgreen}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: green]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorgreen}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: green]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvcolorgrey.sty b/moderncvcolorgrey.sty
index c70ee18..98e0f11 100644
--- a/moderncvcolorgrey.sty
+++ b/moderncvcolorgrey.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvcolorgrey.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorgrey}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: grey]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorgrey}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: grey]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvcolororange.sty b/moderncvcolororange.sty
index 8e2c1cd..c3cf475 100644
--- a/moderncvcolororange.sty
+++ b/moderncvcolororange.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvcolororange.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolororange}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: orange]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolororange}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: orange]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvcolorpurple.sty b/moderncvcolorpurple.sty
index 33527ec..a1c8c34 100644
--- a/moderncvcolorpurple.sty
+++ b/moderncvcolorpurple.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvcolorpurple.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorpurple}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: purple]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorpurple}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: purple]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvcolorred.sty b/moderncvcolorred.sty
index a4fa839..d88410e 100644
--- a/moderncvcolorred.sty
+++ b/moderncvcolorred.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvcolorred.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorred}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: red]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorred}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: red]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvcolors.sty b/moderncvcolors.sty
index 34540c6..9ebaacb 100644
--- a/moderncvcolors.sty
+++ b/moderncvcolors.sty
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvcolors.sty'.
 %% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com)
-%% Copyright 2024-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolors}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter base colors]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolors}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter base colors]
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 % built-in colors
diff --git a/moderncvcompatibility.sty b/moderncvcompatibility.sty
index c56ed0b..d0159e5 100644
--- a/moderncvcompatibility.sty
+++ b/moderncvcompatibility.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvcompatibility.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcompatibility}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter compatibility patches]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcompatibility}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter compatibility patches]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvdebugtools.sty b/moderncvdebugtools.sty
index 2a750a0..1dad406 100644
--- a/moderncvdebugtools.sty
+++ b/moderncvdebugtools.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvdebugtools.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2013-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2013-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvdebugtools}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter debug tools]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvdebugtools}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter debug tools]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvfooti.sty b/moderncvfooti.sty
index ccfb435..ea720ab 100644
--- a/moderncvfooti.sty
+++ b/moderncvfooti.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvfooti.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvfooti}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter footer variant: 1]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvfooti}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter footer variant: 1]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvheadi.sty b/moderncvheadi.sty
index 7e5fef2..11f69a9 100644
--- a/moderncvheadi.sty
+++ b/moderncvheadi.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvheadi.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvheadi}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter header variant: 1]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvheadi}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter header variant: 1]
 
 % details options: "details" (default) or "nodetails"
 \@initializeif{\if@details}\@detailsfalse
diff --git a/moderncvheadii.sty b/moderncvheadii.sty
index cdafd8d..62dd764 100644
--- a/moderncvheadii.sty
+++ b/moderncvheadii.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvheadii.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvheadii}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter header variant: 2]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvheadii}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter header variant: 2]
 
 % details options: "details" or "nodetails" (default)
 \@initializeif{\if@details}\@detailsfalse
diff --git a/moderncvheadiii.sty b/moderncvheadiii.sty
index 09246dc..e516b7c 100644
--- a/moderncvheadiii.sty
+++ b/moderncvheadiii.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvheadiii.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvheadiii}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter header variant: 3]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvheadiii}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter header variant: 3]
 
 % details options: "details" (default) or "nodetails"
 \@initializeif{\if@details}\@detailsfalse
diff --git a/moderncvheadiv.sty b/moderncvheadiv.sty
index 85e34a2..8159b79 100644
--- a/moderncvheadiv.sty
+++ b/moderncvheadiv.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvheadiv.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvheadiv}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter header variant: 4]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvheadiv}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter header variant: 4]
 
 % details options: "details" (default) or "nodetails"
 \@initializeif{\if@details}\@detailsfalse
diff --git a/moderncvheadv.sty b/moderncvheadv.sty
index f91a091..4821d12 100644
--- a/moderncvheadv.sty
+++ b/moderncvheadv.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvheadv.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2015-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2015-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvheadv}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter header variant: 5]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvheadv}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter header variant: 5]
 
 % details options: "details" (default) or "nodetails"
 \@initializeif{\if@details}\@detailsfalse
diff --git a/moderncvheadvi.sty b/moderncvheadvi.sty
index 7c0aa49..dc8a470 100644
--- a/moderncvheadvi.sty
+++ b/moderncvheadvi.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvheadvi.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2015-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2015-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvheadvi}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter header: 6]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvheadvi}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter header: 6]
 
 % details options: "details" (default) or "nodetails"
 \@initializeif{\if@details}\@detailsfalse
diff --git a/moderncvheadvii.sty b/moderncvheadvii.sty
index 02f6250..7a8fe66 100644
--- a/moderncvheadvii.sty
+++ b/moderncvheadvii.sty
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvheadvii.sty'.
 %% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com).
-%% Copyright 2023 Javier Lopez-Gomez (javier.lopez.gomez@proton.me).
+%% Copyright 2023 Javier Lopez-Gomez (javier.lopez.gomez@proton.me), 2024-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvheadvii}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter header variant: 7]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvheadvii}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter header variant: 7]
 
 % details options: "details" (default) or "nodetails"
 \@initializeif{\if@details}\@detailsfalse
diff --git a/moderncviconsacademic.sty b/moderncviconsacademic.sty
index 291b650..7c4df5e 100644
--- a/moderncviconsacademic.sty
+++ b/moderncviconsacademic.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncviconsacademic.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2013-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2013-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncviconsacademic}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae icons: academicons]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncviconsacademic}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae icons: academicons]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncviconsawesome.sty b/moderncviconsawesome.sty
index b712c40..6bd7b26 100644
--- a/moderncviconsawesome.sty
+++ b/moderncviconsawesome.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncviconsawesome.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2013-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2013-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncviconsawesome}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae icons: awesome]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncviconsawesome}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae icons: awesome]
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %                required packages
diff --git a/moderncviconsletters.sty b/moderncviconsletters.sty
index 752c8eb..d649b14 100644
--- a/moderncviconsletters.sty
+++ b/moderncviconsletters.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncviconsletters.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2013-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2013-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncviconsletters}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae icons: letter]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncviconsletters}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae icons: letter]
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %                symbols definition
diff --git a/moderncviconsmarvosym.sty b/moderncviconsmarvosym.sty
index bb9d314..6d27a17 100644
--- a/moderncviconsmarvosym.sty
+++ b/moderncviconsmarvosym.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncviconsmarvosym.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2013-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2013-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncviconsmarvosym}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae icons: marvosym]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncviconsmarvosym}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae icons: marvosym]
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %                all symbols described in moderncv.cls
diff --git a/moderncviconssymbols.sty b/moderncviconssymbols.sty
index b6c1fb7..0e9c5df 100644
--- a/moderncviconssymbols.sty
+++ b/moderncviconssymbols.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncviconssymbols.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2013-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2013-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncviconssymbols}[2021-12-12 v2.2.0 modern curriculum vitae icons selector]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncviconssymbols}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae icons selector]
 
 
 \ifxetexorluatex
diff --git a/moderncviconstikz.sty b/moderncviconstikz.sty
index 3e5e5ac..cbac04b 100644
--- a/moderncviconstikz.sty
+++ b/moderncviconstikz.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncviconstikz.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2013-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2013-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncviconstikz}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter icons: tickz]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncviconstikz}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter icons: tickz]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvskillmatrix.sty b/moderncvskillmatrix.sty
index 004627b..ad1940b 100644
--- a/moderncvskillmatrix.sty
+++ b/moderncvskillmatrix.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvskillmatrix.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2021 David Seus (cryptointerest@posteo.de).
+%% Copyright 2021 David Seus (cryptointerest@posteo.de), 2022-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This package provides a skill matrix template for the moderncv package.
 % Some recruiting firms require applicants to rate their skills, computer
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvskillmatrix}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter skill matrix]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvskillmatrix}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter skill matrix]
 
 % The definitions need to be adjusted depending on which moderncvbody<i-v>.sty style is usde.
 % body type options: "moderncvbodyi" (default), "moderncvbodyii", "moderncvbodyiii", "moderncvbodyiv" or "moderncvbodyv"
diff --git a/moderncvstylebanking.sty b/moderncvstylebanking.sty
index ec76fad..12b0932 100644
--- a/moderncvstylebanking.sty
+++ b/moderncvstylebanking.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvstylebanking.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstylebanking}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter style scheme: banking]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstylebanking}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter style scheme: banking]
 
 % body rules type options: "fullrules", "shortrules", "mixedrules" (default) or "norules"
 \@initializecommand{\moderncvstylebodyoptions}{}
diff --git a/moderncvstylecasual.sty b/moderncvstylecasual.sty
index b372b18..ff97c9f 100644
--- a/moderncvstylecasual.sty
+++ b/moderncvstylecasual.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvstylecasual.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstylecasual}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter style scheme: casual]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstylecasual}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter style scheme: casual]
 
 % head section alignment options: "left" (default) or "right"
 \@initializecommand{\moderncvstyleheadoptions}{}
diff --git a/moderncvstyleclassic.sty b/moderncvstyleclassic.sty
index c3c3a92..228f748 100644
--- a/moderncvstyleclassic.sty
+++ b/moderncvstyleclassic.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvstyleclassic.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstyleclassic}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter style scheme: classic]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstyleclassic}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter style scheme: classic]
 
 % head section alignment options: "left" (default) or "right"
 \@initializecommand{\moderncvstyleheadoptions}{}
diff --git a/moderncvstylecontemporary.sty b/moderncvstylecontemporary.sty
index ee5885e..33d9b04 100644
--- a/moderncvstylecontemporary.sty
+++ b/moderncvstylecontemporary.sty
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvstylecontemporary.sty'.
 %% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com).
-%% Copyright 2023 Javier Lopez-Gomez (javier.lopez.gomez@proton.me).
+%% Copyright 2023 Javier Lopez-Gomez (javier.lopez.gomez@proton.me), 2024-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstylecontemporary}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter style scheme: contemporary]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstylecontemporary}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter style scheme: contemporary]
 
 % head section alignment options: "left" (default) or "right"
 \@initializecommand{\moderncvstyleheadoptions}{}
diff --git a/moderncvstyleempty.sty b/moderncvstyleempty.sty
index 59a71c3..1ec669d 100644
--- a/moderncvstyleempty.sty
+++ b/moderncvstyleempty.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvstyleempty.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstyleempty}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae scheme: empty]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstyleempty}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae scheme: empty]
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %                required packages
diff --git a/moderncvstylefancy.sty b/moderncvstylefancy.sty
index 840ab75..a80b2d3 100644
--- a/moderncvstylefancy.sty
+++ b/moderncvstylefancy.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvstylefancy.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2015-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2015-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstylefancy}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter style scheme: fancy]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstylefancy}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter style scheme: fancy]
 
 % headoptions
 \@initializecommand{\moderncvstyleheadoptions}{}
diff --git a/moderncvstyleoldstyle.sty b/moderncvstyleoldstyle.sty
index 66edaad..375f696 100644
--- a/moderncvstyleoldstyle.sty
+++ b/moderncvstyleoldstyle.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvstyleoldstyle.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstyleoldstyle}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter style scheme: oldstyle]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstyleoldstyle}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter style scheme: oldstyle]
 
 % headoptions
 \@initializecommand{\moderncvstyleheadoptions}{}
diff --git a/moderncvverticaltimeline.sty b/moderncvverticaltimeline.sty
index 5197207..8b070a1 100644
--- a/moderncvverticaltimeline.sty
+++ b/moderncvverticaltimeline.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `moderncvverticaltimeline.sty'.
-%% Copyright 2023 Javier Lopez-Gomez (javier.lopez.gomez@proton.me).
+%% Copyright 2023 Javier Lopez-Gomez (javier.lopez.gomez@proton.me), 2024-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvverticaltimeline}[2026-01-18 v2.5.0 modern curriculum vitae vertical timeline]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvverticaltimeline}[2026-01-31 v2.5.1 modern curriculum vitae vertical timeline]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/publications.bib b/publications.bib
index 2b97096..d977a0d 100644
--- a/publications.bib
+++ b/publications.bib
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `publications.bib'.
-%% Copyright 2006-2012 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux at gmail.com).
+%% Copyright 2006-2012 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux at gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
diff --git a/template.tex b/template.tex
index a99c6b6..5e38a6a 100644
--- a/template.tex
+++ b/template.tex
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %% start of file `template.tex'.
-%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Copyright 2006-2015 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
diff --git a/tweaklist.sty b/tweaklist.sty
index c5f5870..d50bfd5 100644
--- a/tweaklist.sty
+++ b/tweaklist.sty
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 %% start of file `tweaklist.sty'.
 %% Original by Jakob Schiotz, downloaded from http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/~schiotz/comp/LatexTips/tweaklist.sty; not found on ctan.
-%% Modified by Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2024 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
+%% Modified by Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com), 2020-2026 moderncv maintainers (github.com/moderncv).
 %
 % The tweaklist.sty package redefines the itemize, enumerate and description packages, so that all parameters can be adjusted.
 % This was done by copying the original definitions, and adding "hook commands" that are executed when entering the environment.