diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 969d3db..48fbed9 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.1.0"
+  ".": "2.1.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dbfa393..7334152 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.1.1](https://github.com/ShipEngine/shipengine-python/compare/v2.0.5...v2.1.1) (2026-05-06)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* remove unused python-dotenv dependency ([#63](https://github.com/ShipEngine/shipengine-python/issues/63)) ([df04ae7](https://github.com/ShipEngine/shipengine-python/commit/df04ae768d92f6e5a9d5f74743cb48babdc976ce))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* add conventional commits guidance to Contributing section ([9d03da0](https://github.com/ShipEngine/shipengine-python/commit/9d03da03d6fa3236a26f8a310d3ffe846c8e3610))
+* fix grammar in README tracking method descriptions ([83fc96f](https://github.com/ShipEngine/shipengine-python/commit/83fc96f2dd94093b0499a8fe5855fb8d39a58b0a))
+
 ## [2.1.0](https://github.com/ShipEngine/shipengine-python/compare/v2.0.5...v2.1.0) (2026-04-22)
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6ccda7b..f747404 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "shipengine"
-version = "2.1.0"
+version = "2.1.1"
 description = "The official Python library for ShipEngine API."
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = ["ShipEngine <support@shipengine.com>"]
diff --git a/shipengine/__init__.py b/shipengine/__init__.py
index 2a9e409..7131d0e 100644
--- a/shipengine/__init__.py
+++ b/shipengine/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """ShipEngine SDK."""
 
-__version__ = "2.1.0"
+__version__ = "2.1.1"
 
 import logging
 from logging import NullHandler
diff --git a/shipengine/version.py b/shipengine/version.py
index 9aa3f90..58039f5 100644
--- a/shipengine/version.py
+++ b/shipengine/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "2.1.0"
+__version__ = "2.1.1"