diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
index 819630fe6d1..9cc3defe99c 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ Created as part of the release process.
 + hephex
 + jgartdele/del
 + offsetcyan
++ okcleary
 + olivercoleman-switchdin
 + philipp-sontag-by
 + purajit
diff --git a/src/python/pants/VERSION b/src/python/pants/VERSION
index 7465678ffa5..0d710a50a1e 100644
--- a/src/python/pants/VERSION
+++ b/src/python/pants/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.21.0.dev1
+2.21.0.dev2