diff --git a/.github/release-please/manifest.json b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
index ffd9838d6c3..232939b7833 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "core": "24.20.0",
+  "core": "24.21.0",
   "prover": "16.4.0",
   "zk_toolbox": "0.1.2"
 }
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8b8349bf3c2..6c6a8d96123 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -8673,7 +8673,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zksync_external_node"
-version = "24.20.0"
+version = "24.21.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "assert_matches",
diff --git a/core/CHANGELOG.md b/core/CHANGELOG.md
index e727a832660..cc0590a79d2 100644
--- a/core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [24.21.0](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/compare/core-v24.20.0...core-v24.21.0) (2024-08-22)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* External prover API metrics, refactoring ([#2630](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2630)) ([c83cca8](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/c83cca8fe7fa105ec6b1491e4efb9f9e4bd66d41))
+
 ## [24.20.0](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/compare/core-v24.19.0...core-v24.20.0) (2024-08-21)
 
 
diff --git a/core/bin/external_node/Cargo.toml b/core/bin/external_node/Cargo.toml
index 29b839c6a1f..33a460daba5 100644
--- a/core/bin/external_node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/bin/external_node/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "zksync_external_node"
 description = "Non-validator ZKsync node"
-version = "24.20.0" # x-release-please-version
+version = "24.21.0" # x-release-please-version
 edition.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true