diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fa7a737c0..706d1449a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## v2.1.1
+
+### Removed
+
+ * gRPC version check upon node creation
+
 ## v2.1.0
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 07846c81f..c61bb0d72 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ Select _one_ of the following depending on your target platform.
 
 ```groovy
 // Android, Corda DJVM, Java 7+
-implementation 'com.hedera.hashgraph:sdk-jdk7:2.1.0'
+implementation 'com.hedera.hashgraph:sdk-jdk7:2.1.1'
 
 // Java 9+, Kotlin
-implementation 'com.hedera.hashgraph:sdk:2.1.0'
+implementation 'com.hedera.hashgraph:sdk:2.1.1'
 ```
 
 Select _one_ of the following to provide the gRPC implementation.
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ Select _one_ of the following depending on your target platform.
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.hedera.hashgraph</groupId>
   <artifactId>sdk-jdk7</artifactId>
-  <version>2.1.0</version>
+  <version>2.1.1</version>
 </dependency>
 
 <!-- Java 9+, Kotlin -->
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.hedera.hashgraph</groupId>
   <artifactId>sdk</artifactId>
-  <version>2.1.0</version>
+  <version>2.1.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/sdk/build.gradle b/sdk/build.gradle
index ec3fbf8f4..eb9f42ebb 100644
--- a/sdk/build.gradle
+++ b/sdk/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group = "com.hedera.hashgraph"
-version = "2.1.0"
+version = "2.1.1"
 description = "Hedera™ Hashgraph SDK for Java"
 
 configurations {