diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index b2e4574..6aa187e 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"2.0.2"}
+{".":"2.1.0"}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 68f4947..12c4be6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,27 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.1.0](https://github.com/spotify/confidence-sdk-python/compare/v2.0.2...v2.1.0) (2026-03-09)
+
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* handle integer flag values serialized as floats ([#105](https://github.com/spotify/confidence-sdk-python/issues/105)) ([8b73f3f](https://github.com/spotify/confidence-sdk-python/commit/8b73f3f9d9db6944f891637ee284fffc42254713))
+
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+* make protobuf dependency optional for telemetry ([#100](https://github.com/spotify/confidence-sdk-python/issues/100)) ([991d518](https://github.com/spotify/confidence-sdk-python/commit/991d518232e4582d5d032523182f4aa29974f7c4))
+
+
+### 🧹 Chore
+
+* update codeowners ([#106](https://github.com/spotify/confidence-sdk-python/issues/106)) ([7d067c7](https://github.com/spotify/confidence-sdk-python/commit/7d067c7ff2f75dd6f64c4887c6f92f8a7642bc0b))
+
+
+### 📚 Documentation
+
+* add getting involved section to contribution guidelines ([#104](https://github.com/spotify/confidence-sdk-python/issues/104)) ([c070d48](https://github.com/spotify/confidence-sdk-python/commit/c070d487446f71446ad6407501be48d3238ed3af))
+
 ## [2.0.2](https://github.com/spotify/confidence-sdk-python/compare/v2.0.1...v2.0.2) (2025-09-22)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 60e6906..52741e4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ the [OpenFeature reference documentation](https://openfeature.dev/docs/reference
 ### pip install
 <!---x-release-please-start-version-->
 ```python
-pip install spotify-confidence-sdk==2.0.2
+pip install spotify-confidence-sdk==2.1.0
 ```
 
 This installs the full SDK including telemetry support and is the suggested .
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ This installs the full SDK including telemetry support and is the suggested .
 For environments where you cannot use protobuf, you can install without protobuf (which disables telemetry):
 
 ```bash
-pip install spotify-confidence-sdk==2.0.1 --no-deps
-pip install requests==2.32.4 openfeature-sdk==0.4.2 typing_extensions==4.9.0 httpx==0.27.2
+pip install spotify-confidence-sdk==2.1.0 --no-deps
+pip install requests==2.1.0 openfeature-sdk==0.4.2 typing_extensions==4.9.0 httpx==0.27.2
 ```
 
 #### requirements.txt
 ```txt
 # Full installation (recommended)
-spotify-confidence-sdk==2.0.2
+spotify-confidence-sdk==2.1.0
 
 pip install -r requirements.txt
 ```