diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f7180135..8bce26c2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14)
 project(
   "s-dftd3"
   LANGUAGES "Fortran"
-  VERSION "0.5.0"
+  VERSION "0.5.1"
   DESCRIPTION "Simple reimplementation of the DFT-D3 dispersion model"
 )
 
diff --git a/fpm.toml b/fpm.toml
index 61be843a..5f5a2eb4 100644
--- a/fpm.toml
+++ b/fpm.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name = "s-dftd3"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.5.1"
 license = "LGPL-3.0-or-later"
 maintainer = ["@awvwgk"]
 author = ["Sebastian Ehlert"]
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5368e157..481015fd 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 project(
   's-dftd3',
   'fortran',
-  version: '0.5.0',
+  version: '0.5.1',
   license: 'LGPL-3.0-or-later',
   meson_version: '>=0.55',
   default_options: [
diff --git a/python/README.rst b/python/README.rst
index 867c0ede..170a12f4 100644
--- a/python/README.rst
+++ b/python/README.rst
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Now you are ready to use ``dftd3``, check if you can import it with
    >>> import dftd3
    >>> from dftd3.libdftd3 import get_api_version
    >>> get_api_version()
-   '0.5.0'
+   '0.5.1'
 
 
 Building the extension module
diff --git a/python/dftd3/__init__.py b/python/dftd3/__init__.py
index e1cf774e..da961c13 100644
--- a/python/dftd3/__init__.py
+++ b/python/dftd3/__init__.py
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@
 # make sure we have a CFFI available
 import cffi
 
-__version__ = "0.5.0"
+__version__ = "0.5.1"
diff --git a/python/dftd3/interface.py b/python/dftd3/interface.py
index 4a5f7a06..3e4357f3 100644
--- a/python/dftd3/interface.py
+++ b/python/dftd3/interface.py
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ class RationalDampingParam(DampingParam):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        _rename_kwargs(kwargs, "alpha6", "alp")
         DampingParam.__init__(self, **kwargs)
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -247,6 +248,9 @@ class ZeroDampingParam(DampingParam):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        _rename_kwargs(kwargs, "sr6", "rs6")
+        _rename_kwargs(kwargs, "sr8", "rs8")
+        _rename_kwargs(kwargs, "alpha6", "alp")
         DampingParam.__init__(self, **kwargs)
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -281,6 +285,7 @@ class ModifiedRationalDampingParam(DampingParam):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        _rename_kwargs(kwargs, "alpha6", "alp")
         DampingParam.__init__(self, **kwargs)
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -315,6 +320,10 @@ class ModifiedZeroDampingParam(DampingParam):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        _rename_kwargs(kwargs, "sr6", "rs6")
+        _rename_kwargs(kwargs, "sr8", "rs8")
+        _rename_kwargs(kwargs, "alpha6", "alp")
+        _rename_kwargs(kwargs, "beta", "bet")
         DampingParam.__init__(self, **kwargs)
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -350,6 +359,8 @@ class OptimizedPowerDampingParam(DampingParam):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        _rename_kwargs(kwargs, "alpha6", "alp")
+        _rename_kwargs(kwargs, "beta", "bet")
         DampingParam.__init__(self, **kwargs)
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -464,3 +475,9 @@ def _ref(ctype, value):
     ref = library.ffi.new(ctype + "*")
     ref[0] = value
     return ref
+
+
+def _rename_kwargs(kwargs, old_name, new_name):
+    if old_name in kwargs and new_name not in kwargs:
+        kwargs[new_name] = kwargs[old_name]
+        del kwargs[old_name]
diff --git a/python/dftd3/meson.build b/python/dftd3/meson.build
index e18fe2d3..8a0c25d0 100644
--- a/python/dftd3/meson.build
+++ b/python/dftd3/meson.build
@@ -61,9 +61,11 @@ if install
     'library.py',
     'interface.py',
     'parameters.py',
+    'qcschema.py',
     'test_library.py',
     'test_interface.py',
     'test_parameters.py',
+    'test_qcschema.py',
     subdir: 'dftd3',
   )
 endif
diff --git a/python/dftd3/test_qcschema.py b/python/dftd3/test_qcschema.py
index 9df1245a..0a865aaf 100644
--- a/python/dftd3/test_qcschema.py
+++ b/python/dftd3/test_qcschema.py
@@ -190,8 +190,9 @@ def test_gradient_tpss_d3zero():
         },
         keywords={
             "params_tweaks": {
-                "rs6": 1.166,
+                "sr6": 1.166,
                 "s8": 1.105,
+                "alpha6": 14.0,
             },
             "level_hint": "d3zero",
         },
diff --git a/python/setup.cfg b/python/setup.cfg
index 471755ba..66305e46 100644
--- a/python/setup.cfg
+++ b/python/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = dftd3-python
-version = 0.5.0
+version = 0.5.1
 desciption = Python API of the DFT-D3 project
 long_desciption = file: README.rst
 long_description_content_type = text/x-rst
diff --git a/src/dftd3/version.f90 b/src/dftd3/version.f90
index 3aeea599..0c1d4fd6 100644
--- a/src/dftd3/version.f90
+++ b/src/dftd3/version.f90
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ module dftd3_version
 
 
    !> String representation of the s-dftd3 version
-   character(len=*), parameter :: dftd3_version_string = "0.5.0"
+   character(len=*), parameter :: dftd3_version_string = "0.5.1"
 
    !> Numeric representation of the s-dftd3 version
-   integer, parameter :: dftd3_version_compact(3) = [0, 5, 0]
+   integer, parameter :: dftd3_version_compact(3) = [0, 5, 1]
 
 
 contains