diff --git a/docker/images/yoda_irods_icat/Dockerfile b/docker/images/yoda_irods_icat/Dockerfile
index a949a19b5..81e12a5cc 100644
--- a/docker/images/yoda_irods_icat/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/images/yoda_irods_icat/Dockerfile
@@ -163,10 +163,10 @@ RUN git clone -b ${YODA_RULESET_BRANCH} ${YODA_RULESET_REPO} /etc/irods/yoda-rul
 # hadolint ignore=DL3004
 RUN sudo -u irods python -m pip --no-cache-dir install --user pip==20.2.4 && \
     sudo -u irods python -m pip --no-cache-dir install --user setuptools==44.1.1 && \
-    sudo -u irods python -m pip --no-cache-dir install --user python-irodsclient==2.0.1 && \
+    sudo -u irods python -m pip --no-cache-dir install --user python-irodsclient==2.1.0 && \
     sudo -u irods python -m pip --no-cache-dir install --user -r /etc/irods/yoda-ruleset/requirements.txt && \
     sudo -u irods python3 -m pip install --user jsonschema==4.17.3 && \
-    sudo -u irods python3 -m pip install --user python-irodsclient==2.0.0 && \
+    sudo -u irods python3 -m pip install --user python-irodsclient==2.1.0 && \
     sudo -u irods python3 -m pip install --user psutil==5.9.5
 COPY core.py.template /etc/irods/core.py
 COPY core.re.template /etc/irods/core.re
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/release-1.10.md b/docs/release-notes/release-1.10.md
index 3a21eb99c..7c3c6957c 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/release-1.10.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/release-1.10.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Released: TBA
 - Removed `Secured` status from research space
 - Improved support for [vault archiving](../design/overview/vault-archive.md) workflow
 - Improved performance in portal
-- Upgrade python-irodsclient to v2.0.1
+- Upgrade python-irodsclient to v2.1.0
 
 ### Known issues
 - Collections with single apex "'" in the name do not work [irods/irods#5727](https://github.com/irods/irods/issues/5727)
diff --git a/roles/python_irodsclient/defaults/main.yml b/roles/python_irodsclient/defaults/main.yml
index 675bcc528..9261c5024 100644
--- a/roles/python_irodsclient/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/python_irodsclient/defaults/main.yml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 
 irods_service_account: irods
 
-python_irodsclient_version: 2.0.1
+python_irodsclient_version: 2.1.0