diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 00b320052dc..59d88cc1f1a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ dnl
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.60])
-AC_INIT([libfabric], [1.21.1rc2], [ofiwg@lists.openfabrics.org])
+AC_INIT([libfabric], [1.21.1], [ofiwg@lists.openfabrics.org])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/fabric.c])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR(config)
diff --git a/fabtests/configure.ac b/fabtests/configure.ac
index 0fceabeb20f..fadd4f27386 100644
--- a/fabtests/configure.ac
+++ b/fabtests/configure.ac
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ dnl
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.57)
-AC_INIT([fabtests], [1.21.1rc2], [ofiwg@lists.openfabrics.org])
+AC_INIT([fabtests], [1.21.1], [ofiwg@lists.openfabrics.org])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR(config)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(config.h)
diff --git a/include/windows/config.h b/include/windows/config.h
index 622cab6fe18..586b6cc329d 100644
--- a/include/windows/config.h
+++ b/include/windows/config.h
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
 #define PACKAGE_TARNAME PACKAGE
 
 /* Define to the version of this package. */
-#define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.21.1rc2"
+#define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.21.1"
 
 /* Define to the full name and version of this package. */
 #define PACKAGE_STRING PACKAGE_NAME " " PACKAGE_VERSION