diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index ba231b0..9e1cded 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.21.0"
+  ".": "1.21.1"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2bad37f..67718d6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.21.1](https://github.com/context-dot-dev/context-dev-cli/compare/v1.21.0...v1.21.1) (2026-10-27)
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* **people:** note that complex ultra people searches can take up to 60 seconds ([#2206](https://github.com/context-dot-dev/context-dev-cli/issues/2206)) ([1486b9b](https://github.com/context-dot-dev/context-dev-cli/commit/1486b9bbaf9b344291159d73cbb4df1d9c5f2871))
+
 ## [1.21.0](https://github.com/context-dot-dev/context-dev-cli/compare/v1.20.0...v1.21.0) (2026-10-27)
 
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/version.go b/pkg/cmd/version.go
index abdf8af..d4ed444 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/version.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/version.go
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 package cmd
 
-const Version = "1.21.0" // x-release-please-version
+const Version = "1.21.1" // x-release-please-version