diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d2fba4b..fb605de 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## v0.2.1 - 2026-09-06
+
 **Added:**
 
 - Deterministic regression coverage for job arrivals during claiming (#25) and
diff --git a/steady_queue/__init__.py b/steady_queue/__init__.py
index 0371947..8748da1 100644
--- a/steady_queue/__init__.py
+++ b/steady_queue/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from datetime import timedelta
 from typing import Optional
 
-VERSION = (0, 2, 0)
+VERSION = (0, 2, 1)
 
 __version__ = ".".join(map(str, VERSION))