diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 71e95baf4..d3535156f 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.20.0"
+  ".": "0.21.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 277c5c1b4..86da17181 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.21.0 (2024-10-29)
+
+<!-- Release notes generated using configuration in .github/release.yaml at main -->
+
+## What's Changed
+### Exciting New Features 🎉
+* feat: update Nutanix CSI to 3.1.0 by @dkoshkin in https://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/pull/956
+### Fixes 🔧
+* fix: bundle correct arch for the mindthegap binary by @dkoshkin in https://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/pull/954
+* fix: use correct securityContext for Alpine based helm-repository Pod by @dkoshkin in https://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/pull/955
+
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/compare/v0.20.0...v0.21.0
+
 ## 0.20.0 (2024-10-28)
 
 <!-- Release notes generated using configuration in .github/release.yaml at main -->
diff --git a/docs/hugo.toml b/docs/hugo.toml
index 8b11f3364..540918c80 100644
--- a/docs/hugo.toml
+++ b/docs/hugo.toml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ archived_version = false
 # The version number for the version of the docs represented in this doc set.
 # Used in the "version-banner" partial to display a version number for the
 # current doc set.
-version = "0.20.0"
+version = "0.21.0"
 
 # A link to latest version of the docs. Used in the "version-banner" partial to
 # point people to the main doc site.
diff --git a/metadata.yaml b/metadata.yaml
index 82ae8026b..a9499ccbc 100644
--- a/metadata.yaml
+++ b/metadata.yaml
@@ -61,3 +61,6 @@ releaseSeries:
   - contract: v1beta1
     major: 0
     minor: 20
+  - contract: v1beta1
+    major: 0
+    minor: 21
diff --git a/test/e2e/config/caren.yaml b/test/e2e/config/caren.yaml
index 252a3f277..dcbb85ba7 100644
--- a/test/e2e/config/caren.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/config/caren.yaml
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ providers:
   versions:
   # Upgrade e2e tests will use this as the "upgrade from" version.
   # This should reference the most recent successful release.
-  - name: "{go://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix@v0.19}"
-    value: "https://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/releases/download/{go://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix@v0.19}/runtime-extension-components.yaml"
+  - name: "{go://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix@v0.20}"
+    value: "https://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/releases/download/{go://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix@v0.20}/runtime-extension-components.yaml"
     type: "url"
     contract: v1beta1
     files:
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ providers:
       new: "--v=8"
     - old: --metrics-addr=127.0.0.1:8080
       new: --metrics-addr=:8080
-  - name: v0.20.99 # "vNext"; use manifests from local source files
+  - name: v0.21.99 # "vNext"; use manifests from local source files
     value: "file://../../../runtime-extension-components.yaml"
     type: "url"
     contract: v1beta1
diff --git a/test/e2e/data/shared/v1beta1-caren/metadata.yaml b/test/e2e/data/shared/v1beta1-caren/metadata.yaml
index 2e4a5e832..5cc8036cc 100644
--- a/test/e2e/data/shared/v1beta1-caren/metadata.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/data/shared/v1beta1-caren/metadata.yaml
@@ -49,3 +49,6 @@ releaseSeries:
   - contract: v1beta1
     major: 0
     minor: 20
+  - contract: v1beta1
+    major: 0
+    minor: 21