Prep for 2.21.1 release

cowtowncoder · cowtowncoder · commit 1b741b13b233 · 2026-02-22T17:12:36.000-08:00
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
     <artifactId>jackson-base</artifactId>
-    <version>2.21.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.21.1</version>
   </parent>
-
   <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
   <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
   <name>Jackson-core</name>
diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ a pure JSON library.
 === Releases ===
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-2.21.1 (not yet released)
+2.21.1 (22-Feb-2026)
 
 #1548: `StreamReadConstraints.maxDocumentLength` not checked when
   creating parser with fixed buffer
