diff --git a/lib/drb/version.rb b/lib/drb/version.rb
index e1f33cc65e..efaccf0319 100644
--- a/lib/drb/version.rb
+++ b/lib/drb/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module DRb
-  VERSION = "2.0.5"
+  VERSION = "2.1.0"
 end