diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 6f266489185..767b1198762 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version='1.0'?>
 <project name="MongoDB Java Driver" default="compile" basedir=".">
 
-  <property name="version" value="2.0"/>
+  <property name="version" value="2.1"/>
   <property name="targetdir" location="target"/>
   <property name="testdir" location="${targetdir}/test"/>
 
diff --git a/src/main/com/mongodb/Mongo.java b/src/main/com/mongodb/Mongo.java
index 0878ccd090b..5f4dd9c496c 100644
--- a/src/main/com/mongodb/Mongo.java
+++ b/src/main/com/mongodb/Mongo.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 public class Mongo {
 
     public static final int MAJOR_VERSION = 2;
-    public static final int MINOR_VERSION = 0;
+    public static final int MINOR_VERSION = 1;
 
     public static DB connect( DBAddress addr ){
         return new Mongo( addr ).getDB( addr.getDBName() );