diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b4a23ba965e..78cfebbe8dc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## [2.1.1a1](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/tree/2.1.1a1) (2025-11-05)
+## [2.1.2a1](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/tree/2.1.2a1) (2025-11-10)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/compare/2.1.0...2.1.1a1)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/compare/2.1.1...2.1.2a1)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
-- Update ovos-plugin-manager version range [\#734](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/pull/734) ([JarbasAl](https://github.com/JarbasAl))
+- Update ovos-workshop requirement from \<8.0.0,\>=7.0.6 to \>=7.0.6,\<9.0.0 in /requirements [\#736](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/pull/736) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot))
 
 
 
diff --git a/ovos_core/version.py b/ovos_core/version.py
index 83e43b9282a..466bf001345 100644
--- a/ovos_core/version.py
+++ b/ovos_core/version.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # START_VERSION_BLOCK
 VERSION_MAJOR = 2
 VERSION_MINOR = 1
-VERSION_BUILD = 1
-VERSION_ALPHA = 0
+VERSION_BUILD = 2
+VERSION_ALPHA = 1
 # END_VERSION_BLOCK
 
 # for compat with old imports
diff --git a/requirements/requirements.txt b/requirements/requirements.txt
index 30545ce6ad2..62d6bdea238 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements/requirements.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ovos-utils>=0.8.2a1,<1.0.0
 ovos_bus_client>=1.3.6a1,<2.0.0
 ovos-plugin-manager>=1.0.3,<3.0.0
 ovos-config>=0.0.13,<3.0.0
-ovos-workshop>=7.0.6,<8.0.0
+ovos-workshop>=7.0.6,<9.0.0
 
 rapidfuzz>=3.6,<4.0
 langcodes