diff --git a/lib/vsc/install/shared_setup.py b/lib/vsc/install/shared_setup.py
index aaad55c0..c9e2386d 100644
--- a/lib/vsc/install/shared_setup.py
+++ b/lib/vsc/install/shared_setup.py
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ def _log(self, level, msg, args):
 
 RELOAD_VSC_MODS = False
 
-VERSION = '0.20.2'
+VERSION = '0.21.0'
 
 log.info('This is (based on) vsc.install.shared_setup %s', VERSION)
 log.info('(using setuptools version %s located at %s)', setuptools.__version__, setuptools.__file__)