diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f6dcab3..3047e44 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ set(META_APP_URL "https://github.com/${META_APP_AUTHOR}/${META_PROJECT_NAME}")
 set(META_APP_DESCRIPTION "Useful C++ classes and routines such as argument parser, IO and conversion utilities")
 set(META_FEATURES_FOR_COMPILER_DETECTION_HEADER cxx_thread_local)
 set(META_VERSION_MAJOR 5)
-set(META_VERSION_MINOR 0)
-set(META_VERSION_PATCH 2)
+set(META_VERSION_MINOR 1)
+set(META_VERSION_PATCH 0)
 
 # find required 3rd party libraries
 include(3rdParty)
diff --git a/io/binaryreader.cpp b/io/binaryreader.cpp
index c2ca799..e111d1b 100644
--- a/io/binaryreader.cpp
+++ b/io/binaryreader.cpp
@@ -44,10 +44,9 @@ void BinaryReader::setStream(istream *stream, bool giveOwnership)
 
 /*!
  * \brief Returns the size of the assigned stream.
- *
- * The size is determined by seeking to the end of the stream and returning this offset.
- *
- * \remarks The method will seek back to the previous offset before returning.
+ * \remarks
+ * - The size is determined by seeking to the end of the stream and returning this offset.
+ * - The method will seek back to the previous offset before returning.
  */
 istream::pos_type BinaryReader::readStreamsize()
 {
@@ -58,6 +57,21 @@ istream::pos_type BinaryReader::readStreamsize()
     return streamsize;
 }
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Returns the number of remaining bytes in the stream from the current offset.
+ * \remarks
+ * - This is achieved by seeking to the end of the stream.
+ * - The method will seek back to the previous offset before returning.
+ */
+istream::pos_type BinaryReader::readRemainingBytes()
+{
+    istream::pos_type cp = m_stream->tellg();
+    m_stream->seekg(0, ios_base::end);
+    const auto streamsize = m_stream->tellg();
+    m_stream->seekg(cp);
+    return streamsize - cp;
+}
+
 void BinaryReader::bufferVariableLengthInteger()
 {
     static constexpr int maxPrefixLength = 8;
diff --git a/io/binaryreader.h b/io/binaryreader.h
index 49fd4cd..253c8d7 100644
--- a/io/binaryreader.h
+++ b/io/binaryreader.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public:
     bool eof() const;
     bool canRead() const;
     std::istream::pos_type readStreamsize();
+    std::istream::pos_type readRemainingBytes();
     void read(char *buffer, std::streamsize length);
     void read(std::uint8_t *buffer, std::streamsize length);
     void read(std::vector<char> &buffer, std::streamsize length);
diff --git a/tests/iotests.cpp b/tests/iotests.cpp
index f18dd94..6582f1b 100644
--- a/tests/iotests.cpp
+++ b/tests/iotests.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ void IoTests::testBinaryReader()
     BinaryReader reader(&testFile);
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(reader.readStreamsize(), static_cast<istream::pos_type>(398));
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT(reader.readUInt16LE() == 0x0102u);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(reader.readRemainingBytes(), static_cast<istream::pos_type>(396));
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT(reader.readUInt16BE() == 0x0102u);
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT(reader.readUInt24LE() == 0x010203u);
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT(reader.readUInt24BE() == 0x010203u);