diff --git a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
index dec3254..70fabca 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         "repo": "bitcraft-apps/spec-first"
       },
       "description": "Guides you from requirements to working code — define a spec, implement it, and generate docs, all from your terminal. Installs as a Claude Code plugin, or as skills on 15+ other agent hosts.",
-      "version": "2.1.0"
+      "version": "2.1.1"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 4c8853b..fa39c53 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://anthropic.com/claude-code/plugin.schema.json",
   "name": "sf",
-  "version": "2.1.0",
+  "version": "2.1.1",
   "description": "Guides you from requirements to working code — define a spec, implement it, and generate docs, all from your terminal.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Szymon Graczyk",
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 969d3db..48fbed9 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.1.0"
+  ".": "2.1.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4073e19..9629b54 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ All notable changes to Spec First will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [2.1.1](https://github.com/bitcraft-apps/spec-first/compare/v2.1.0...v2.1.1) (2026-09-10)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **skills:** store gate scripts as real files, not symlinks ([#312](https://github.com/bitcraft-apps/spec-first/issues/312)) ([145f93e](https://github.com/bitcraft-apps/spec-first/commit/145f93ec9bd4a8cb9be9eeb9975726db0b60fa08))
+
 ## [2.1.0](https://github.com/bitcraft-apps/spec-first/compare/v2.0.0...v2.1.0) (2026-08-28)
 
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 7ec1d6d..3e3c2f1 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.1.0
+2.1.1