diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..288657b9493
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+include opendbc/car/car.capnp
+include opendbc/car/include/c++.capnp
diff --git a/RELEASES.md b/RELEASES.md
index adc48e93fe0..2eab19fe840 100644
--- a/RELEASES.md
+++ b/RELEASES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Version 0.2.1 (2025-02-10)
+========================
+* Fix missing files making car/ package not importable
+
 Version 0.2.0 (2025-02-10)
 ========================
 * Moved car/ directory from openpilot to opendbc. It comprises the APIs necessary to communicate with 275+ car models
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 02542da9fb0..f656c666770 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "opendbc"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 description = "CAN bus databases and tools"
 license = { file = "LICENSE" }
 authors = [{ name = "Vehicle Researcher", email = "user@comma.ai" }]