diff --git a/jina/__init__.py b/jina/__init__.py
index 5b11ed2fe8b76..fa5caf02809f6 100644
--- a/jina/__init__.py
+++ b/jina/__init__.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def _warning_on_one_line(message, category, filename, lineno, *args, **kwargs):
 # this is managed by git tag and updated on every release
 # NOTE: this represents the NEXT release version
 
-__version__ = '2.0.25'
+__version__ = '2.1.0'
 
 # do not change this line manually
 # this is managed by proto/build-proto.sh and updated on every execution