diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8b9ff03..3941ad4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # CHANGELOG for sumologic-python-sdk
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/). The CHANGELOG follows the format listed at [Keep A Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
 
+## [0.2.1] - 2026-09-02
+### Security
+- Upgraded `setuptools` to `>=83.0.0` to fix MANIFEST.in exclusion bypass via Unicode normalization collision on macOS APFS/HFS+ (CVE-2026-59890, GHSA-h35f-9h28-mq5c)
+
 ## [0.2.0] - 2026-05-18
 ### Security
 - Upgraded `certifi` to `>=2026.4.22` to remove the revoked GLOBALTRUST root certificate
diff --git a/Pipfile b/Pipfile
index dd0181b..bb6f9c6 100644
--- a/Pipfile
+++ b/Pipfile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ verify_ssl = true
 
 [dev-packages]
 virtualenv = ">=21.3.0"
-setuptools = ">=78.1.1"
+setuptools = ">=83.0.0"
 filelock = ">=3.29.0"
 zipp = ">=3.19.1"
 pygments = ">=2.20.0"
diff --git a/Pipfile.lock b/Pipfile.lock
index 9d62276..ac44f18 100644
--- a/Pipfile.lock
+++ b/Pipfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "_meta": {
         "hash": {
-            "sha256": "e12ebebb0ad488d5a30a62478980effe58df189e4b8d0d93074e69dfe24fda1b"
+            "sha256": "5eb77a25c0c69c6614fb7a1c5a53ce9dcf20b1fe4c90e7590cbd7d0bdfd78854"
         },
         "pipfile-spec": 6,
         "requires": {
@@ -854,12 +854,12 @@
         },
         "setuptools": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:7d872682c5d01cfde07da7bccc7b65469d3dca203318515ada1de5eda35efbf9",
-                "sha256:a59e362652f08dcd477c78bb6e7bd9d80a7995bc73ce773050228a348ce2e5bb"
+                "sha256:51a52592b3b99e102b609654876bd65f19f999935166d1352678931132b0c670",
+                "sha256:f4695c21257f0d9b537ec2692c941d02ee143b7cc1276941349a546573b2ef73"
             ],
             "index": "pypi",
-            "markers": "python_version >= '3.9'",
-            "version": "==82.0.1"
+            "markers": "python_version >= '3.10'",
+            "version": "==84.0.0"
         },
         "stevedore": {
             "hashes": [
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 0ea3a94..0c62199 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2.0
+0.2.1
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4766924..5dcf4fb 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ Issues = "https://github.com/SumoLogic/sumologic-python-sdk/issues"
 Changelog = "https://github.com/SumoLogic/sumologic-python-sdk/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md"
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=78.1.1"]
+requires = ["setuptools>=83.0.0"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
index 7231733..7ca4016 100644
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [pytest]
-addopts = -ra -n auto
+addopts = -ra
 testpaths = tests
 ; Add vendor and patched in addition to the default list of ignored dirs
 ; Additionally, ignore tasks, news, test subdirectories and peeps directory