diff --git a/.github/release-please/manifest.json b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
index b80c0809e7d..758f0b92b25 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "core": "20.8.0",
+  "core": "21.0.0",
   "prover": "11.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/core/CHANGELOG.md b/core/CHANGELOG.md
index 071c5340311..880b0e7d492 100644
--- a/core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,45 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [21.0.0](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/compare/core-v20.8.0...core-v21.0.0) (2024-03-01)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* **prover:** Add EIP4844 support for provers subsystem ([#1200](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1200))
+* Set 21 as latest protocol version ([#1262](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1262))
+
+### Features
+
+* A way to disable slow query logging for some queries ([#1297](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1297)) ([13b82a0](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/13b82a0db88d64b579e79cb824c71af8d14a9e64))
+* **aggregator:** support two operator addresses in sender and aggregator ([#1201](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1201)) ([7be56e5](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/7be56e576fbb4d404319a6c099dcf1d5cb0b476a))
+* change EN main node fetcher concurrency factor ([#1317](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1317)) ([d4235b5](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/d4235b541034b300a7043e83bb9fc44ab196dad5))
+* **commitment-generator:** Commitment for 1.4.2 ([#1234](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1234)) ([9b773eb](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/9b773ebb3c170dc3d503ec83fb33d8d463614b4f))
+* **config:** add pubdata sending method to config ([#1261](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1261)) ([cebf55a](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/cebf55acde566064d365840933515d79535af18c))
+* **config:** Added blobs to commit batches and made da source part of config ([#1243](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1243)) ([e01d1b6](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/e01d1b64a20eabf7c43f310978730ad6f3223fb2))
+* **config:** update eth_sender to use blobs ([#1295](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1295)) ([e81f080](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/e81f0800ad072e4a1433e1fdce6866bb7568f7da))
+* **core:** Adds support for 4844 transaction signing and rlp encoding ([#1254](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1254)) ([10e3a3e](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/10e3a3ec50c84b3533af111d532e0b528c0b4966))
+* **dal:** `zksync_types::Transaction` to use protobuf for wire encoding (BFT-407) ([#1047](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1047)) ([ee94bee](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/ee94beed9e610adee94ea5073f0c748df7447135))
+* **eth_sender:** set blob gas fee when blobs DA is used ([#1285](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1285)) ([57c5526](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/57c5526602b89ce0fff9bbf06d840f7858b2ce99))
+* **gas-adjuster:** gas adjuster for EIP4844 ([#1255](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1255)) ([1da97ed](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/1da97edea5bc323fc40d76c96d6ac48be77f0f7b))
+* Metrics for block tip ([#1144](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1144)) ([85d4b12](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/85d4b124f59ee6596aaa8e6db3bbbb86fa829c90))
+* **node_framework:** Add Web3 API layers ([#1258](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1258)) ([105f4cc](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/105f4cc2aebce958c3e9d2bfe4a4277fc26ebb4b))
+* **node_framework:** Support Proof Data Handler in the framework ([#1233](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1233)) ([2191218](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/21912182b72f17c40d259f2bc0de9ce8e8241420))
+* **prover:** Add EIP4844 support for provers subsystem ([#1200](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1200)) ([6953e89](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/6953e8989571d65230c66f3731c8831fd7abb274))
+* Remove methods to sign an arbitraty message ([#1294](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1294)) ([8904123](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/89041236282e4b85de5eec3a4d9471f0fd3db58d))
+* Set 21 as latest protocol version ([#1262](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1262)) ([30579ef](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/30579ef6cf5e8f96572d9b215fceec79556ce0ea))
+* support loading verifier and protocol version from db ([#1293](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1293)) ([533f013](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/533f0131342dc40eea1bb82334828d0007043d19))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Add EIP4844 to fri_prover_group_config ([#1309](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1309)) ([edf9397](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/edf9397ea65ddcb41b68f9732e496f38cadf3e58))
+* **api:** Use better gas per pubdata in API (pure server changes) ([#1311](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1311)) ([54f8d8c](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/54f8d8caa702e0676b31cfc048d8d331fa961547))
+* **docker:** change default password for postgres ([#1250](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1250)) ([f6bff74](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/f6bff74845983518026ec1d91a47523a3ec0f48c))
+* **en:** fail fast if we don't request correct number of txs from man node ([#1269](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1269)) ([1bcbf17](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/1bcbf1751c6224619873373c7cf071cdebdf56ee))
+* Fix scheduler enqueuer bug ([#1322](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1322)) ([95deb92](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/95deb92a2da59417470084894588a97c98bc65b8))
+* **snapshots_creator:** Fix snapshot generation query ([#1289](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1289)) ([e279456](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/e2794564ce61e52b0f31079e9a0f67c27037002c))
+* **vm:** fix match clause in `get_max_gas_per_pubdata_byte` ([#1292](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1292)) ([eaf5a50](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/eaf5a506266b5292df9b277b6c020170ca1f59db))
+
 ## [20.8.0](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/compare/core-v20.7.0...core-v20.8.0) (2024-02-26)