diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a8c20ae..d88dbfe 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3242,7 +3242,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "scythe"
-version = "0.2.20"
+version = "0.2.21"
 dependencies = [
  "ashpd",
  "cpal",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 881bebf..9276461 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "scythe"
-version = "0.2.20"
+version = "0.2.21"
 edition = "2024"
 
 [[bin]]
diff --git a/PROJECT_GUIDE.md b/PROJECT_GUIDE.md
index 7f6ef00..f64713d 100644
--- a/PROJECT_GUIDE.md
+++ b/PROJECT_GUIDE.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This document is the definitive technical reference for developers and AI agents
 
 ## 1. Project Overview & Current Status
 
-**Current Version:** `v0.2.20`  
+**Current Version:** `v0.2.21`  
 **License:** Dual MIT / Apache 2.0  
 
 ### Repository Topology
diff --git a/packaging/aur/PKGBUILD b/packaging/aur/PKGBUILD
index 8f00cb6..ddc8692 100644
--- a/packaging/aur/PKGBUILD
+++ b/packaging/aur/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Maintainer: oiupoyt
 pkgname=scythe-git
-pkgver=0.2.20
+pkgver=0.2.21
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="High-performance GPU hardware screen recorder and instant replay overlay for Wayland and X11"
 arch=('x86_64')
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ sha256sums=('SKIP')
 
 pkgver() {
     cd "$srcdir/scythe"
-    git describe --long --tags 2>/dev/null | sed 's/^v//;s/\([^-]*-g\)/r\1/;s/-/./g' || echo "0.2.20"
+    git describe --long --tags 2>/dev/null | sed 's/^v//;s/\([^-]*-g\)/r\1/;s/-/./g' || echo "0.2.21"
 }
 
 build() {
diff --git a/packaging/rpm/scythe.spec b/packaging/rpm/scythe.spec
index 06f54fa..f9750c3 100644
--- a/packaging/rpm/scythe.spec
+++ b/packaging/rpm/scythe.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           scythe
-Version:        0.2.20
+Version:        0.2.21
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        High-performance GPU hardware screen recorder and instant replay overlay
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ ln -sf %{_datadir}/applications/scythe.desktop %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applicati
 %{_datadir}/applications/vrec.desktop
 
 %changelog
-* Tue Oct 21 2026 oiupoyt - 0.2.20-1
+* Tue Oct 21 2026 oiupoyt - 0.2.21-1
 - Unified multicall binary: install scythe with the scythe-daemon, scythe-ui
   and vrec-* compatibility symlinks
 - Dropped the GTK 3 and GTK layer shell requirements, the GTK backend was