diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f1b27e96..55a44f95 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -93,13 +93,13 @@ walletFull.close(true);
 <dependency>
   <groupId>io.github.woodser</groupId>
   <artifactId>monero-java</artifactId>
-  <version>0.8.20</version>
+  <version>0.8.21</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 #### For Gradle, add to build.gradle:
 
-`compile 'io.github.woodser:monero-java:0.8.20'`
+`compile 'io.github.woodser:monero-java:0.8.21'`
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > If you're on Windows and want to use native wallets instead of monero-wallet-rpc, or if you want to process binary data, first install MSYS2:
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a291a454..aa78b644 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>io.github.woodser</groupId>
 	<artifactId>monero-java</artifactId>
-	<version>0.8.20</version>
+	<version>0.8.21</version>
 	<name>Monero Java Library</name>
 	<description>A Java library for using Monero</description>
 	<url>https://github.com/woodser/monero-java</url>
diff --git a/src/main/java/monero/common/MoneroUtils.java b/src/main/java/monero/common/MoneroUtils.java
index e2e54caf..3d951759 100644
--- a/src/main/java/monero/common/MoneroUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/monero/common/MoneroUtils.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class MoneroUtils {
    * @return the version of this monero-java library
    */
   public static String getVersion() {
-    return "0.8.20";
+    return "0.8.21";
   }
 
   // try to load jni bindings