diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index d24492a..22371f1 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changes for gridmet_bmi
 
-## 0.2.1 (unreleased)
+## 0.2.1 (2024-11-11)
 
 - Fix finalize on Windows (#3)
 
diff --git a/gridmet_bmi/_version.py b/gridmet_bmi/_version.py
index 71ae8f5..3ced358 100644
--- a/gridmet_bmi/_version.py
+++ b/gridmet_bmi/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.2.1.dev0"
+__version__ = "0.2.1"