diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index b3268c2d..38b35a3a 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.2.0
+current_version = 0.2.1
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
diff --git a/doc/development.rst b/doc/development.rst
index 816e781a..68c7eee2 100644
--- a/doc/development.rst
+++ b/doc/development.rst
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ Development
 Release History
 ---------------
 
-v.0.3.0 (???)
+v.0.2.1 (2017-05-31)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+  - Fix to ensure that grid indices are always interger dtype.
   - Fix to keep proper Comodo metadata when swapping dimensions.
 
 v0.2.0 (2017-02-14)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c3195edf..ca878604 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-VERSION = '0.2.0'
+VERSION = '0.2.1'
 DISTNAME = 'xmitgcm'
 LICENSE = 'Apache'
 AUTHOR = 'Ryan Abernathey'
diff --git a/xmitgcm/__init__.py b/xmitgcm/__init__.py
index 86711031..652c7d49 100644
--- a/xmitgcm/__init__.py
+++ b/xmitgcm/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-__version__ = "0.2.0"
+__version__ = "0.2.1"
 from .mds_store import open_mdsdataset