diff --git a/lib/ansible/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/__init__.py
index ad6193463a4..a55a40daa01 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/__init__.py
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
-__version__ = '2.0.0'
+__version__ = '2.1.0'
 __author__  = 'Ansible, Inc.'