diff --git a/META.json b/META.json
index d895aea..4a77079 100644
--- a/META.json
+++ b/META.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
    "provides" : {
       "Stow" : {
          "file" : "lib/Stow.pm",
-         "version" : "v2.1.0"
+         "version" : "v2.1.1"
       },
       "Stow::Util" : {
          "file" : "lib/Stow/Util.pm",
@@ -53,5 +53,5 @@
          "url" : "http://github.com/aspiers/stow"
       }
    },
-   "version" : "v2.1.0"
+   "version" : "v2.1.1"
 }
diff --git a/META.yml b/META.yml
index 7313ed4..3ef1bf3 100644
--- a/META.yml
+++ b/META.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ name: Stow
 provides:
   Stow:
     file: lib/Stow.pm
-    version: v2.1.0
+    version: v2.1.1
   Stow::Util:
     file: lib/Stow/Util.pm
     version: 0
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ resources:
   homepage: https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/stow
   license: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
   repository: http://github.com/aspiers/stow
-version: v2.1.0
+version: v2.1.1
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 52c368c..0c38927 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ News file for Stow.
 ** Fixed bug where ./configure --with-pmdir=X was ineffectual.
 ** Calculated the correct default value for pmdir based on the local Perl installation.
 ** Fixed some automake issues (thanks to Stefano Lattarini for spotting these!)
+** Improved various bits of documentation.
 * Changes in version 2.1.0
 ** Major refactoring of code into separate Stow and Stow::Util Perl modules.
 ** Added support for ignore list files.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ad9fc38..cd851d9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 dnl Process this file with Autoconf to produce configure dnl
 
-AC_INIT([stow], [2.1.0], [bug-stow@gnu.org])
+AC_INIT([stow], [2.1.1], [bug-stow@gnu.org])
 AC_PREREQ([2.61])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([automake])
 # Unfortunately we have to disable warnings for overrides, because we