diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index e4c3449d1..c21e2335a 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ package ipfs
 var CurrentCommit string
 
 // CurrentVersionNumber is the current application's version literal
-const CurrentVersionNumber = "0.2.0"
+const CurrentVersionNumber = "0.2.1"
 
 const ApiVersion = "/go-ipfs/" + CurrentVersionNumber + "/"