diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 7f6861d96b7..ad620531c9a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 MYSQL_VERSION_MAJOR=10
 MYSQL_VERSION_MINOR=1
-MYSQL_VERSION_PATCH=20
+MYSQL_VERSION_PATCH=21