diff --git a/version b/version
index a3b9c907..2ad4b832 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
 # Copyright (C) NGINX, Inc.
 
-NXT_VERSION=1.20.0
-NXT_VERNUM=12000
+NXT_VERSION=1.21.0
+NXT_VERNUM=12100