diff --git a/hatch_cpp/__init__.py b/hatch_cpp/__init__.py
index 67505b4..0bd8e49 100644
--- a/hatch_cpp/__init__.py
+++ b/hatch_cpp/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "0.2.0"
+__version__ = "0.2.1"
 
 from .config import *
 from .hooks import *
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d83db24..b60a070 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["hatchling>=1.20"]
+requires = ["hatchling"]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ authors = [{name = "the hatch-cpp authors", email = "t.paine154@gmail.com"}]
 description = "Hatch plugin for C++ builds"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { text = "Apache-2.0" }
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 keywords = [
     "hatch",
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 
 dependencies = [
-    "hatchling>=1.20",
+    "hatchling",
     "hatch-build>=0.4,<0.5",
     "pydantic",
 ]
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Repository = "https://github.com/python-project-templates/hatch-cpp"
 Homepage = "https://github.com/python-project-templates/hatch-cpp"
 
 [tool.bumpversion]
-current_version = "0.2.0"
+current_version = "0.2.1"
 commit = true
 tag = false
 commit_args = "-s"