diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 75e2c9d..45a55f1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ to iOS Shortcuts-like shareable text.
 
 ```text
 $ surplus 9R3J+R9 Singapore
-surplus version 2.1.0
+surplus version 2.1.1
 Thomson Plaza
 301 Upper Thomson Road
 Sin Ming, Bishan
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ of incorrect outputs.
 
 ```text
 $ s+ --debug 8QJF+RP Singapore
-surplus version 2.1.0, debug mode (latest@future, Tue 05 Sep 2023 23:38:59 +0800)
+surplus version 2.1.1, debug mode (latest@future, Tue 05 Sep 2023 23:38:59 +0800)
 debug: parse_query: behaviour.query=['8QJF+RP', 'Singapore']
 debug: _match_plus_code: portion_plus_code='8QJF+RP', portion_locality='Singapore'
 debug: cli: query=Result(value=LocalCodeQuery(code='8QJF+RP', locality='Singapore'), error=None)
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ attributes
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]  
 > this has replaced the now deprecated default geocoding functions, `default_geocoder()`
-> and `default_reverser()`, in surplus 2.1.0 and later.
+> and `default_reverser()`, in surplus 2.1 and later.
 
 see [SurplusGeocoderProtocol](#surplusgeocoderprotocol) and
 [SurplusReverserProtocol](#surplusreverserprotocol) for more information how to
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@ it contains the following, in order, alongside an example:
 1. `version` - the surplus version alongside a suffix, if any
 
    ```text
-   2.1.0-local
+   2.1.1-local
    ```
 
 2. `system_info` - generic machine and operating system information
@@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@ it contains the following, in order, alongside an example:
 after hashing, this string becomes a 12 character hexadecimal string, as shown below:
 
 ```text
-surplus/2.1.0-local (1fdbfa0b0cfb)
+surplus/2.1.1-local (1fdbfa0b0cfb)
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^
                      this is the hashed result of unique_info
 ```
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d7d68a9..8aeb854 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "surplus"
-version = "2.1.0"
+version = "2.1.1"
 description = "Python script to convert Google Maps Plus Codes to iOS Shortcuts-like shareable text."
 authors = ["Mark Joshwel <mark@joshwel.co>"]
 license = "Unlicense"
diff --git a/surplus/surplus.py b/surplus/surplus.py
index 8bf0064..c0b68c6 100644
--- a/surplus/surplus.py
+++ b/surplus/surplus.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ from pluscodes.openlocationcode import (  # type: ignore # isort: skip
 
 # constants
 
-VERSION: Final[tuple[int, int, int]] = (2, 1, 0)
+VERSION: Final[tuple[int, int, int]] = (2, 1, 1)
 VERSION_SUFFIX: Final[str] = "-local"
 BUILD_BRANCH: Final[str] = "future"
 BUILD_COMMIT: Final[str] = "latest"