diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index e7a12c0..3a5d91a 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 CHANGES
 =======
 
+2.1.0 (2017-05-15)
+------------------
+
+- add cchardetect CLI script (`#30`_) `@craigds`_
+
+.. _#30: https://github.com/PyYoshi/cChardet/pull/30
+.. _@craigds: https://github.com/craigds
+
 2.0.1 (2017-04-25)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/src/cchardet/version.py b/src/cchardet/version.py
index 3f39079..a33997d 100644
--- a/src/cchardet/version.py
+++ b/src/cchardet/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '2.0.1'
+__version__ = '2.1.0'