diff --git a/jsonpatch.py b/jsonpatch.py
index 291e876..422812d 100644
--- a/jsonpatch.py
+++ b/jsonpatch.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
 # Will be parsed by setup.py to determine package metadata
 __author__ = 'Stefan Kögl <stefan@skoegl.net>'
-__version__ = '1.20'
+__version__ = '1.21'
 __website__ = 'https://github.com/stefankoegl/python-json-patch'
 __license__ = 'Modified BSD License'