diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
index 97fdbb5f709..7a3bfa0caef 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ Created as part of the release process.
 + Itay Donanhirsh
 + Ity Kaul
 + JC (Jonathan Chen)
++ Jack Zhao
 + Jackson Davis
 + Jacob Floyd
 + Jake Donham
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ Created as part of the release process.
 + Lei Wang
 + Leo Kim
 + Lex Spoon
++ Liam Deacon
 + Liam Wilson
 + Luc Cary
 + Luca Clementi
@@ -362,6 +364,7 @@ Created as part of the release process.
 + olivercoleman-switchdin
 + philipp-sontag-by
 + purajit
++ ravi2024sk
 + sww
 + twunderlich-grapl
 + wimax-grapl
diff --git a/src/python/pants/VERSION b/src/python/pants/VERSION
index 796b3cddd22..901d69bc472 100644
--- a/src/python/pants/VERSION
+++ b/src/python/pants/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.21.0.dev6
+2.21.0a0