diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index a46a2f4b..fe18c714 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "20.0.0"
+  ".": "21.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 00b31465..5799d913 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [21.0.0](https://github.com/npm/pacote/compare/v20.0.0...v21.0.0) (2024-11-25)
+### ⚠️ BREAKING CHANGES
+* `bun.lockb` files are now included in the strict ignore list during packing
+* this module is now compatible with the following node versions: ^20.17.0 || >=22.9.0
+### Bug Fixes
+* [`844dc08`](https://github.com/npm/pacote/commit/844dc08895a16f67573f9d24eab092a32b77e3a3) update node engines to ^20.17.0 || >=22.9.0 (#414) (@wraithgar)
+### Dependencies
+* [`2cb6fa7`](https://github.com/npm/pacote/commit/2cb6fa7ecf8016776077ae76651aaf5e188715e5) [#415](https://github.com/npm/pacote/pull/415) `npm-packlist@10.0.0` (#415)
+* [`47b928c`](https://github.com/npm/pacote/commit/47b928ccefe1f3fc450e4d7df5058bac8a6090f6) [#412](https://github.com/npm/pacote/pull/412) replace node builtin rmSync with rimraf (#412) (@mbtools)
+### Chores
+* [`b6f35a2`](https://github.com/npm/pacote/commit/b6f35a20be8baf7552c63c8255b33937066a1f06) [#402](https://github.com/npm/pacote/pull/402) bump @npmcli/arborist from 7.5.4 to 8.0.0 (#402) (@dependabot[bot])
+* [`1ef54ba`](https://github.com/npm/pacote/commit/1ef54ba08b37fe4d83786d6de70f7a93917d3b6f) [#408](https://github.com/npm/pacote/pull/408) support tests on win32 (#408) (@mbtools)
+* [`555b000`](https://github.com/npm/pacote/commit/555b00080f608468fd9219b77e6b24570e98caa2) [#401](https://github.com/npm/pacote/pull/401) bump @npmcli/template-oss from 4.23.3 to 4.23.4 (#401) (@dependabot[bot], @npm-cli-bot)
+
 ## [20.0.0](https://github.com/npm/pacote/compare/v19.0.1...v20.0.0) (2024-10-17)
 ### ⚠️ BREAKING CHANGES
 * honors `ignoreScripts` property within options
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 77d3cb93..422be5f5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pacote",
-  "version": "20.0.0",
+  "version": "21.0.0",
   "description": "JavaScript package downloader",
   "author": "GitHub Inc.",
   "bin": {