diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ee83e8a..316422f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.2.1](https://github.com/ATOVproject/mii/compare/v0.2.0...v0.2.1) - 2025-08-21
+
+### Other
+
+- fix GH actions permissions
+
 ## [0.2.0](https://github.com/ATOVproject/mii/compare/v0.1.1...v0.2.0) - 2025-08-21
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index bc9e6ae..9a2d714 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "A rust-embedded implementation of the monome ii protocol"
 categories = ["embedded", "hardware-support", "no-std"]
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/mii"
 authors = ["Chris Maniewski"]
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 edition = "2024"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"