diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cda0e3e0..0ac5bc7f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "plyr",
-  "version": "1.5.8",
-  "description": "A simple HTML5 media player using custom controls",
+  "version": "1.5.9",
+  "description": "A simple, accessible and customizable HTML5, YouTube and Vimeo media player",
   "homepage": "http://plyr.io",
   "main": "gulpfile.js",
   "dependencies": {},
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 8e9b54de..87073fd5 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ If you have any cool ideas or features, please let me know by [creating an issue
 
 Check `docs/index.html` and `docs/dist/docs.js` for an example setup.
 
-**Heads up:** the example `index.html` file needs to be served from a webserver (such as Apache, Nginx, IIS or similar) unless you change the file sources to include http or https. e.g. change `//cdn.plyr.io/1.5.8/plyr.js` to `https://cdn.plyr.io/1.5.8/plyr.js`
+**Heads up:** the example `index.html` file needs to be served from a webserver (such as Apache, Nginx, IIS or similar) unless you change the file sources to include http or https. e.g. change `//cdn.plyr.io/1.5.9/plyr.js` to `https://cdn.plyr.io/1.5.9/plyr.js`
 
 ### Bower
 If bower is your thang, you can grab Plyr using:
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ More info is on [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/ember-cli-plyr) and [GitHub]
 If you want to use our CDN, you can use the following:
 
 ```html
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.plyr.io/1.5.8/plyr.css">
-<script src="https://cdn.plyr.io/1.5.8/plyr.js"></script>
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.plyr.io/1.5.9/plyr.css">
+<script src="https://cdn.plyr.io/1.5.9/plyr.js"></script>
 ```
 
-You can also access the `sprite.svg` file at `https://cdn.plyr.io/1.5.8/sprite.svg`.
+You can also access the `sprite.svg` file at `https://cdn.plyr.io/1.5.9/sprite.svg`.
 
 ### CSS & Styling
 If you want to use the default css, add the `plyr.css` file from `/dist` into your head, or even better use `plyr.less` or `plyr.sass` file included in `/src` in your build to save a request.
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ More info on CORS here:
 Here's an example of a default setup:
 
 ```html
-<script src="https://cdn.plyr.io/1.5.8/plyr.js"></script>
+<script src="https://cdn.plyr.io/1.5.9/plyr.js"></script>
 <script>plyr.setup();</script>
 ```