diff --git a/river/__version__.py b/river/__version__.py
index 6008fcce9d..8873a450be 100644
--- a/river/__version__.py
+++ b/river/__version__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-__version__ = "0.20.1"
+__version__ = "0.21.0"