diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
index 49bf662..bfb7fdd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Upload to PyPI
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1.12
         with:
+          password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
           packages-dir: wheels/
           # already checked, and the pkginfo/twine versions on this runner causes check to fail
           verify-metadata: false
diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index 8494b48..15d65e5 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -6,9 +6,21 @@
 
 ## Bug Fixes and Other Changes
 
-*   Align with TensorFlow 2.21 dependencies.
+## Breaking Changes
+
+## Deprecations
+
+# Version 1.21.0
+
+## Major Features and Improvements
+
+*   N/A
+
+## Bug Fixes and Other Changes
+
 *   Upgrade Protobuf to `6.31.1`.
 *   Upgrade `bazel_skylib` to `1.9.0`.
+*   Bumped the minimum bazel version required to build `tfmd` to 7.4.1 (tested with 7.7.0).
 *   Add support for Python 3.12 and 3.13.
 
 ## Breaking Changes
@@ -17,6 +29,8 @@
 
 ## Deprecations
 
+*   N/A
+
 # Version 1.17.3
 
 ## Major Features and Improvements
diff --git a/tensorflow_metadata/version.py b/tensorflow_metadata/version.py
index 1f72982..11265cc 100644
--- a/tensorflow_metadata/version.py
+++ b/tensorflow_metadata/version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 """Contains the version string of TFMD."""
 
 # Note that setup.py uses this version.
-__version__ = "1.18.0.dev"
+__version__ = "1.22.0.dev"