diff --git a/History.txt b/History.txt
index ffba5aa8..03e0c8bd 100644
--- a/History.txt
+++ b/History.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-== Git
+== 2.1.0 / 2010-08-04
   * Major Enhancements
     * Add support for parsing annotated tag objects.
     * Add Grit::Repo#recent_tag_name for getting the latest tag name that is
diff --git a/grit.gemspec b/grit.gemspec
index 0c8ea0e4..b3e66e59 100644
--- a/grit.gemspec
+++ b/grit.gemspec
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.rubygems_version = '1.3.5'
 
   s.name              = 'grit'
-  s.version           = '2.0.0'
-  s.date              = '2010-08-03'
+  s.version           = '2.1.0'
+  s.date              = '2010-08-04'
   s.rubyforge_project = 'grit'
 
   s.summary     = "Ruby Git bindings."
diff --git a/lib/grit.rb b/lib/grit.rb
index d0f261c6..2592303e 100644
--- a/lib/grit.rb
+++ b/lib/grit.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 require 'grit/merge'
 
 module Grit
-  VERSION = '2.0.0'
+  VERSION = '2.1.0'
 
   class << self
     # Set +debug+ to true to log all git calls and responses