diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index 6adbf3cf..2336a66c 100644
--- a/History.md
+++ b/History.md
@@ -1,4 +1,17 @@
 
+2.1.0 / 2022-07-10
+==================
+
+### Features
+
+* create heartbeat scheduler with named threads and as daemon ([#106](https://github.com/socketio/engine.io-client-java/issues/106)) ([7c9c382](https://github.com/socketio/engine.io-client-java/commit/7c9c382505f7411544add5a68fa326df3b82d2c1))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* increase the readTimeout value of the default OkHttpClient ([fb531fa](https://github.com/socketio/engine.io-client-java/commit/fb531fab30968a4b65a402c81f37e92dd5671f33))
+
+
+
 2.0.0 / 2020-12-11
 ==================
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 643fbdc4..9875d3ab 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Add the following dependency to your `pom.xml`.
   <dependency>
     <groupId>io.socket</groupId>
     <artifactId>engine.io-client</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0</version>
+    <version>2.1.0</version>
   </dependency>
 </dependencies>
 ```
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Add the following dependency to your `pom.xml`.
 Add it as a gradle dependency for Android Studio, in `build.gradle`:
 
 ```groovy
-compile ('io.socket:engine.io-client:2.0.0') {
+compile ('io.socket:engine.io-client:2.1.0') {
   // excluding org.json which is provided by Android
   exclude group: 'org.json', module: 'json'
 }
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3e9e3c97..d0fffef6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>io.socket</groupId>
   <artifactId>engine.io-client</artifactId>
-  <version>2.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.1.0</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>engine.io-client</name>
   <description>Engine.IO Client Library for Java</description>
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     <url>https://github.com/socketio/engine.io-client-java</url>
     <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/socketio/engine.io-client-java.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://github.com/socketio/engine.io-client-java.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>engine.io-client-2.1.0</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <developers>
diff --git a/src/site/markdown/installation.md b/src/site/markdown/installation.md
index 8b6f845a..3513b78e 100644
--- a/src/site/markdown/installation.md
+++ b/src/site/markdown/installation.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Add the following dependency to your `pom.xml`.
   <dependency>
     <groupId>io.socket</groupId>
     <artifactId>engine.io-client</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0</version>
+    <version>2.1.0</version>
   </dependency>
 </dependencies>
 ```
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Add the following dependency to your `pom.xml`.
 Add it as a gradle dependency for Android Studio, in `build.gradle`:
 
 ```groovy
-compile ('io.socket:engine.io-client:2.0.0') {
+compile ('io.socket:engine.io-client:2.1.0') {
   // excluding org.json which is provided by Android
   exclude group: 'org.json', module: 'json'
 }