diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index e9307ca575..7ec1d6db40 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.0.2
+2.1.0
diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index ddf7d9e97e..fece15a276 100644
--- a/params/version.go
+++ b/params/version.go
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	VersionMajor = 2      // Major version component of the current release
-	VersionMinor = 0      // Minor version component of the current release
-	VersionPatch = 2      // Patch version component of the current release
-	VersionMeta  = "uip1" // Version metadata to append to the version string
+	VersionMajor = 2     // Major version component of the current release
+	VersionMinor = 1     // Minor version component of the current release
+	VersionPatch = 0     // Patch version component of the current release
+	VersionMeta  = "lit" // Version metadata to append to the version string
 )
 
 // Version holds the textual version string.