diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 22b62946..e39248e1 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "21.0.1"
+  ".": "21.0.2"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 88962ca5..b59d3099 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [21.0.2](https://github.com/npm/pacote/compare/v21.0.1...v21.0.2) (2025-09-17)
+### Dependencies
+* [`32cb6d1`](https://github.com/npm/pacote/commit/32cb6d13bb0ef38473a1660329076b73bf4e2dea) [#429](https://github.com/npm/pacote/pull/429) `npm-pick-manifest@11.0.1` (#429)
+
 ## [21.0.1](https://github.com/npm/pacote/compare/v21.0.0...v21.0.1) (2025-09-02)
 ### Dependencies
 * [`aae7798`](https://github.com/npm/pacote/commit/aae7798cdd0b08fcb4f648490b12d08f79016942) [#428](https://github.com/npm/pacote/pull/428) `@npmcli/run-script@10.0.0`
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c1bbe476..b365caaa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pacote",
-  "version": "21.0.1",
+  "version": "21.0.2",
   "description": "JavaScript package downloader",
   "author": "GitHub Inc.",
   "bin": {