diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 8e76a9d8f..58d733aad 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 0.21.7	UNRELEASED
-
+0.21.7	2023-12-05
  * Fix NameError when encountering errors during HTTP operation.
    (Jelmer Vernooij, #1208)
 
diff --git a/dulwich/__init__.py b/dulwich/__init__.py
index 292469edf..ac74ff10d 100644
--- a/dulwich/__init__.py
+++ b/dulwich/__init__.py
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@
 
 """Python implementation of the Git file formats and protocols."""
 
-__version__ = (0, 21, 6)
+__version__ = (0, 21, 7)
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