diff --git a/.release-plan.json b/.release-plan.json
index f35a303..03ef316 100644
--- a/.release-plan.json
+++ b/.release-plan.json
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 {
   "solution": {
     "@eksml/xml": {
-      "impact": "minor",
-      "oldVersion": "0.1.6",
-      "newVersion": "0.2.0",
+      "impact": "patch",
+      "oldVersion": "0.2.0",
+      "newVersion": "0.2.1",
       "tagName": "latest",
       "constraints": [
         {
-          "impact": "minor",
-          "reason": "Appears in changelog section :rocket: Enhancement"
+          "impact": "patch",
+          "reason": "Appears in changelog section :memo: Documentation"
         },
         {
           "impact": "patch",
-          "reason": "Appears in changelog section :memo: Documentation"
+          "reason": "Appears in changelog section :house: Internal"
         }
       ],
       "pkgJSONPath": "./eksml/package.json"
     }
   },
-  "description": "## Release (2026-07-20)\n\n* @eksml/xml 0.2.0 (minor)\n\n#### :rocket: Enhancement\n* `@eksml/xml`\n  * [#23](https://github.com/evoactivity/eksml/pull/23) docs: rewrite README as a getting-started guide, add topic docs ([@evoactivity](https://github.com/evoactivity))\n  * [#22](https://github.com/evoactivity/eksml/pull/22) perf(stream): faster XmlParseStream ([@evoactivity](https://github.com/evoactivity))\n\n#### :memo: Documentation\n* `@eksml/xml`\n  * [#23](https://github.com/evoactivity/eksml/pull/23) docs: rewrite README as a getting-started guide, add topic docs ([@evoactivity](https://github.com/evoactivity))\n\n#### :house: Internal\n* [#21](https://github.com/evoactivity/eksml/pull/21) demo: sync parser stepper with the dual-path parser ([@evoactivity](https://github.com/evoactivity))\n* [#19](https://github.com/evoactivity/eksml/pull/19) demo: rebuild the workspace lib before build and dev ([@evoactivity](https://github.com/evoactivity))\n\n#### Committers: 1\n- Liam ([@evoactivity](https://github.com/evoactivity))\n"
+  "description": "## Release (2026-07-23)\n\n* @eksml/xml 0.2.1 (patch)\n\n#### :memo: Documentation\n* `@eksml/xml`\n  * [#29](https://github.com/evoactivity/eksml/pull/29) bench: update @tuananh/sax-parser to 1.7, refresh tables ([@evoactivity](https://github.com/evoactivity))\n  * [#28](https://github.com/evoactivity/eksml/pull/28) bench: state benchmark hardware in the methodology ([@evoactivity](https://github.com/evoactivity))\n  * [#24](https://github.com/evoactivity/eksml/pull/24) bench: update @tuananh/sax-parser to 1.6 and txml to 6, refresh numbers ([@evoactivity](https://github.com/evoactivity))\n\n#### :house: Internal\n* `@eksml/xml`\n  * [#27](https://github.com/evoactivity/eksml/pull/27) bench: per-fixture tables with generator, aligned event surfaces, large-document benchmark ([@evoactivity](https://github.com/evoactivity))\n\n#### Committers: 1\n- Liam ([@evoactivity](https://github.com/evoactivity))\n"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 81e6e2d..1cd0ff4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Release (2026-07-23)
+
+* @eksml/xml 0.2.1 (patch)
+
+#### :memo: Documentation
+* `@eksml/xml`
+  * [#29](https://github.com/evoactivity/eksml/pull/29) bench: update @tuananh/sax-parser to 1.7, refresh tables ([@evoactivity](https://github.com/evoactivity))
+  * [#28](https://github.com/evoactivity/eksml/pull/28) bench: state benchmark hardware in the methodology ([@evoactivity](https://github.com/evoactivity))
+  * [#24](https://github.com/evoactivity/eksml/pull/24) bench: update @tuananh/sax-parser to 1.6 and txml to 6, refresh numbers ([@evoactivity](https://github.com/evoactivity))
+
+#### :house: Internal
+* `@eksml/xml`
+  * [#27](https://github.com/evoactivity/eksml/pull/27) bench: per-fixture tables with generator, aligned event surfaces, large-document benchmark ([@evoactivity](https://github.com/evoactivity))
+
+#### Committers: 1
+- Liam ([@evoactivity](https://github.com/evoactivity))
+
 ## Release (2026-07-20)
 
 * @eksml/xml 0.2.0 (minor)
diff --git a/eksml/package.json b/eksml/package.json
index a6dd4da..1b0573b 100644
--- a/eksml/package.json
+++ b/eksml/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@eksml/xml",
-  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "version": "0.2.1",
   "description": "Fast, lightweight XML/HTML parser, serializer, and streaming toolkit",
   "type": "module",
   "sideEffects": false,