diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 30bfd91..7b2755e 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.2.0"
+  ".": "0.2.1"
 }
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 377185d..bfcaf64 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.2.1](https://github.com/altertable-ai/altertable-flightsql-python/compare/v0.2.0...v0.2.1) (2025-11-26)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* use a single client for handshake and queries ([#6](https://github.com/altertable-ai/altertable-flightsql-python/issues/6)) ([226e063](https://github.com/altertable-ai/altertable-flightsql-python/commit/226e063ce918bf9010cc15fb71d4c716e3bcca0b))
+
 ## [0.2.0](https://github.com/altertable-ai/altertable-flightsql-python/compare/v0.1.0...v0.2.0) (2025-11-25)
 
 
diff --git a/src/altertable_flightsql/__init__.py b/src/altertable_flightsql/__init__.py
index 68ba5b0..904f55a 100644
--- a/src/altertable_flightsql/__init__.py
+++ b/src/altertable_flightsql/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 enabling high-performance SQL queries and data analysis.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.2.0"
+__version__ = "0.2.1"
 
 from altertable_flightsql.client import Client, PreparedStatement