diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rdoc b/CHANGELOG.rdoc
index 91a2a20..f577c52 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rdoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rdoc
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+0.2.1 (Nov 26, 2009)
+
+* many internal refactorings - see issues #11 and #12
+
 * adding "cannot" method to define which abilities cannot be done - see issue #7
 
 * support custom objects (usually symbols) in can definition - see issue #8
diff --git a/cancan.gemspec b/cancan.gemspec
index 696f419..fa6362d 100644
--- a/cancan.gemspec
+++ b/cancan.gemspec
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.description = "Simple authorization solution for Rails which is completely decoupled from the user's roles. All permissions are stored in a single location for convenience."
   s.homepage = "http://github.com/ryanb/cancan"
   
-  s.version = "0.2.0"
-  s.date = "2009-11-17"
+  s.version = "0.2.1"
+  s.date = "2009-11-26"
   
   s.authors = ["Ryan Bates"]
   s.email = "ryan@railscasts.com"