diff --git a/bitbake/bin/bitbake b/bitbake/bin/bitbake
index 5857b9242c..d27fe849fb 100755
--- a/bitbake/bin/bitbake
+++ b/bitbake/bin/bitbake
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ from bb import ui
 from bb import server
 from bb import cookerdata
 
-__version__ = "1.21.0"
+__version__ = "1.21.1"
 logger = logging.getLogger("BitBake")
 
 # Python multiprocessing requires /dev/shm
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/__init__.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/__init__.py
index c0c7735637..da68d0a67e 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/__init__.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/__init__.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 # 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 
-__version__ = "1.21.0"
+__version__ = "1.21.1"
 
 import sys
 if sys.version_info < (2, 7, 3):