diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c87ee8b56..601682ae7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+## [3.21.1](https://github.com/oclif/core/compare/3.21.0...3.21.1) (2024-03-04)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* allow arg to be empty string ([629d482](https://github.com/oclif/core/commit/629d482d0059486c78054a66983a3a228ece7993))
+
+
+
 # [3.21.0](https://github.com/oclif/core/compare/3.20.0...3.21.0) (2024-03-04)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9679d6892..dfc7afb4c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@oclif/core",
   "description": "base library for oclif CLIs",
-  "version": "3.21.0",
+  "version": "3.21.1",
   "author": "Salesforce",
   "bugs": "https://github.com/oclif/core/issues",
   "dependencies": {