diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Type: Package
 Package: blogdown
 Title: Create Blogs and Websites with R Markdown
-Version: 1.20
+Version: 1.20.1
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Yihui", "Xie", role = c("aut", "cre"), email = "xie@yihui.name", comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0003-0645-5666")),
     person("Christophe", "Dervieux", role = "aut", email = "cderv@posit.co", comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0003-4474-2498")),
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# CHANGES IN blogdown VERSION 1.21
+
 # CHANGES IN blogdown VERSION 1.20
 
 - Redirect the wowchemy themes to HugoBlox.