diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 47f86ba..f86fbb6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ else ()
   set (CMAKE_C_STANDARD 99)
 endif ()
 
-set(VERSION 0.2.0)
+set(VERSION 0.2.1)
 
 option(DEBUG              "compile with debug symbol"    OFF)
 option(BUNDLE_CIVETWEB    "bundle civetweb with uts-server"    OFF)
diff --git a/ChangeLog.rst b/ChangeLog.rst
index b5afea4..4cb1789 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.rst
+++ b/ChangeLog.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 Changelogs
 ==========
 
+0.2.1
+-----
+
+* [fix ] fix compilation for newer GCC (>10.2) (global variable definition issue 
+
 0.2.0
 -----