diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ff12c31..1f2a39d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+## [1.21.2](https://github.com/nolanlawson/emoji-picker-element/compare/v1.21.1...v1.21.2) (2024-03-22)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* avoid HTML comments, simplify replacement logic ([#409](https://github.com/nolanlawson/emoji-picker-element/issues/409)) ([ce950ff](https://github.com/nolanlawson/emoji-picker-element/commit/ce950ff740292e6914ed0744b5587db2f3dcc1f7))
+* minor refactor to reduce code size ([#406](https://github.com/nolanlawson/emoji-picker-element/issues/406)) ([55872ba](https://github.com/nolanlawson/emoji-picker-element/commit/55872ba99647425008b5b047960893cca9f88713))
+
+
+
 ## [1.21.1](https://github.com/nolanlawson/emoji-picker-element/compare/v1.21.0...v1.21.1) (2024-02-17)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fa64cb9..14d7943 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "emoji-picker-element",
-  "version": "1.21.1",
+  "version": "1.21.2",
   "description": "Lightweight emoji picker distributed as a web component",
   "main": "index.js",
   "module": "index.js",