diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 32463eb..9d9a971 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
+2.1.0 (2016-07-14)
+------------------
+
+- Add `default_app_config` so you can just use `axes` in `INSTALLED_APPS`
+  [vdboor]
+
+
 2.0.0 (2016-06-24)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/axes/__init__.py b/axes/__init__.py
index edd9152..3b8b24a 100644
--- a/axes/__init__.py
+++ b/axes/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '2.0.0'
+__version__ = '2.1.0'
 
 default_app_config = "axes.apps.AppConfig"