diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e6a06caa..87e05080 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ if (POLICY CMP0048)
   cmake_policy(SET CMP0048 NEW)
 endif (POLICY CMP0048)
 
-project(libOTe VERSION 2.0.4)
+project(libOTe VERSION 2.1.0)
 
 include(cmake/libOTePreamble.cmake)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4da7a57b..fe220bdf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 ![Build Status](https://github.com/osu-crypto/libOTe/actions/workflows/build-test.yml/badge.svg)
 
-A fast and portable C++14 library for Oblivious Transfer extension (OTe). The 
+A fast and portable C++17 library for Oblivious Transfer extension (OTe). The 
 primary design goal of this library to obtain *high performance* while being 
 *easy to use*. Checkout [version 1.6](https://github.com/osu-crypto/libOTe/releases/tag/v1.6.0) for the previous version.
 This library currently implements: