diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 2c4eb1ce6..41dffbac9 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 6.20.0
+current_version = 6.21.0
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
diff --git a/kolibri_explore_plugin/__init__.py b/kolibri_explore_plugin/__init__.py
index 62316d9b1..00efed9b4 100644
--- a/kolibri_explore_plugin/__init__.py
+++ b/kolibri_explore_plugin/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-__version__ = "6.20.0"
+__version__ = "6.21.0"
 
 default_app_config = "kolibri_explore_plugin.apps_config.ExploreConfig"