diff --git a/etc/archboot/x86_64.conf b/etc/archboot/x86_64.conf
index 0033cbce1..9955da8d6 100644
--- a/etc/archboot/x86_64.conf
+++ b/etc/archboot/x86_64.conf
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ arch_usb_modeswitch arch_lockdown-ms arch_prebootloader arch_efivar net)
 SVNSETUP="svn://svn.archlinux.org/packages/"
 
 # name of the release
-ARCHVERSION="2k20-R2"
+ARCHVERSION="2k21-R1"
 
 ###### LOCAL SETUP
 # - only needed if you want to build custom install media