diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 84be7a8..b687f1a 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.2.0
+current_version = 0.2.1
 commit = True
 tag = True
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 291bda2..ef3113d 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 project = "sctk"
 copyright = "2023, Teichmann lab"
 author = "nh3, Sebastian Lobentanzer, Krzysztof Polanski"
-release = "0.2.0"
+release = "0.2.1"
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#general-configuration
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index bec517f..58897db 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "sctk"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 description = "single cell analysis tool kit based on scanpy"
 authors = [
     "nh3 <nh3@users.noreply.github.com>",