diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1955d01..bb3c13b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [2.1.1] - 2026-08-08
+
+ngit-grasp 2.1.1 is a patch release improving relay-to-relay sync stability
+under newly introduced query-rate limits. It handles explicit query refusals,
+paces non-urgent background work per relay, and temporarily relaxes the
+embedded relay's over-restrictive rust-nostr 0.45 query allowance while the
+upstream NIP-77 accounting is reviewed.
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Temporarily override rust-nostr 0.45's newly introduced LocalRelay query
@@ -268,7 +276,8 @@ defensive limits explicit and operator-configurable.
 
 Initial release of ngit-grasp, a GRASP relay implementation in Rust.
 
-[unreleased]: https://gitworkshop.dev/npub15qydau2hjma6ngxkl2cyar74wzyjshvl65za5k5rl69264ar2exs5cyejr/ngit-grasp/compare/v2.1.0...HEAD
+[unreleased]: https://gitworkshop.dev/npub15qydau2hjma6ngxkl2cyar74wzyjshvl65za5k5rl69264ar2exs5cyejr/ngit-grasp/compare/v2.1.1...HEAD
+[2.1.1]: https://gitworkshop.dev/npub15qydau2hjma6ngxkl2cyar74wzyjshvl65za5k5rl69264ar2exs5cyejr/ngit-grasp/compare/v2.1.0...v2.1.1
 [2.1.0]: https://gitworkshop.dev/npub15qydau2hjma6ngxkl2cyar74wzyjshvl65za5k5rl69264ar2exs5cyejr/ngit-grasp/compare/v2.0.0...v2.1.0
 [2.0.0]: https://gitworkshop.dev/npub15qydau2hjma6ngxkl2cyar74wzyjshvl65za5k5rl69264ar2exs5cyejr/ngit-grasp/compare/v1.2.0...v2.0.0
 [1.2.0]: https://gitworkshop.dev/npub15qydau2hjma6ngxkl2cyar74wzyjshvl65za5k5rl69264ar2exs5cyejr/ngit-grasp/compare/v1.1.0...v1.2.0
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 4774ba2..284b4b3 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1304,7 +1304,7 @@ checksum = "f0efe882e02d206d8d279c20eb40e03baf7cb5136a1476dc084a324fbc3ec42d"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ngit-grasp"
-version = "2.1.0"
+version = "2.1.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4609095..fbbdcc0 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ngit-grasp"
-version = "2.1.0"
+version = "2.1.1"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["ngit-grasp contributors"]
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 4adc2c3..4f9d32e 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
         packages.ngit-grasp = pkgs.rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
           pname = "ngit-grasp";
-          version = "2.1.0";
+          version = "2.1.1";
           src = ./.;
           NGIT_BUILD_REVISION = sourceRevision;
           cargoLock = {
diff --git a/nix/module.nix b/nix/module.nix
index 7be37b3..3c05a78 100644
--- a/nix/module.nix
+++ b/nix/module.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ let
   # Build ngit-grasp package (shared across all instances)
   ngit-grasp = pkgs.rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
     pname = "ngit-grasp";
-    version = "2.1.0";
+    version = "2.1.1";
     src = ../.;
     NGIT_BUILD_REVISION = ngitGraspSourceRevision;
     cargoLock = {