diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 895bf0e35..969d3dbf7 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.0.0"
+  ".": "2.1.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d003966c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## [2.1.0](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/compare/v2.0.0...v2.1.0) (2024-11-06)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add release please action to automate releases ([#2497](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/issues/2497)) ([#2498](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/issues/2498)) ([7784b8e](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/commit/7784b8e77710c3d4c70b9c347d58fd8f24040e39))
+* extend release please changelog types to include chore ([#2502](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/issues/2502)) ([#2503](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/issues/2503)) ([ef9afc2](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/commit/ef9afc298a15815aee3049acd01aa850d249f421))
+* extend release please changelog types to include chore and others ([#2502](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/issues/2502)) ([ef9afc2](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/commit/ef9afc298a15815aee3049acd01aa850d249f421))
+* update catalog to dcp43 ([#2491](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/issues/2491)) ([#2492](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/issues/2492)) ([d951290](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/commit/d951290320240f72aa82efaba548aa21d16e410c))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* strucure of release-please-config file ([#2502](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/issues/2502)) ([dcf3efa](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/commit/dcf3efa99b0ad88dd7e8f002af9715b330daeffc))
+* update release please config location ([#2502](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/issues/2502)) ([c19293c](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/commit/c19293cea6e9675c3d25c3c1c70ba4e25de8d419))
+
+
+### Chores
+
+* add minimal rp manifest ([#2502](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/issues/2502)) ([44c8b0a](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/commit/44c8b0a380d4f243ed78186b8cccb4c5d777f577))
+* bump rp config ([#2504](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/issues/2504)) ([d83dce0](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/commit/d83dce050df88c3b2a37fdf0e468a9a38caace83))
+* delete gatsby site ([#2484](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/issues/2484)) ([#2489](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/issues/2489)) ([2649ca2](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/commit/2649ca25167299376a9e308ab085e8c0f8a54e5e))
+* enable debug logging ([#2502](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/issues/2502)) ([2db53c5](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/commit/2db53c57b5aaf9ff202be3cf46b66e0c2666568e))
+* move next site to top level of repository ([#2490](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/issues/2490)) ([#2494](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/issues/2494)) ([a8e6598](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/commit/a8e659809e7bc76145fb0bba748b0eb70c903cec))
+* set monorepo tags to false for rp ([#2502](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/issues/2502)) ([4b95aba](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/commit/4b95aba06efbf21648a31d6c45d8476578080441))
+* set rp to create draft prs ([#2502](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/issues/2502) ([dee270d](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/commit/dee270d6aa0edbb35ff79da6ac999b38ad6a5f2c))
+* tell rp about the package ([#2502](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/issues/2502)) ([e5b9db3](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/commit/e5b9db31e750a9c71f381013e87ee9aa894f6d70))
+* test rp ([#2502](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/issues/2502)) ([26bb69b](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/commit/26bb69b11709d720815c9961186e1ec2a161a9cc))
+* try removing rp draft pr ([#2502](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/issues/2502)) ([2b09cc5](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/commit/2b09cc5b5c5fe64394be115576d8fb1568edee2b))
+* update GH action versions to latest v4 ([#2500](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/issues/2500)) ([#2501](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/issues/2501)) ([f797a41](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/commit/f797a414c1f780b1ee1078006946de6a23bbd050))
+
+
+### Continuous Integration
+
+* update run-checks to cache .npm cache and named steps ([#2504](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/issues/2504)) ([#2505](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/issues/2505)) ([c1a363a](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/commit/c1a363a8e09feb4c432c2f19a817f8852dec4371))
+* update run-checks to cache node_modules and named steps ([#2504](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/issues/2504)) ([c1a363a](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-portal/commit/c1a363a8e09feb4c432c2f19a817f8852dec4371))
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ce9ab37ca..dd9efd996 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "next",
-  "version": "2.0.0",
+  "version": "2.1.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "next",
-      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "version": "2.1.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@databiosphere/findable-ui": "10.2.0",
         "@emotion/react": "11.11.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6762f0431..e6afd3a4f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "next",
-  "version": "2.0.0",
+  "version": "2.1.0",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "./scripts/dev.sh data-portal && next dev",