diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index fd2138808..d1c006563 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "hooks/open-telemetry": "0.3.2",
     "hooks/validator": "0.1.6",
     "providers/configcat": "0.2.1",
-    "providers/flagd": "0.2.0",
+    "providers/flagd": "0.2.1",
     "providers/flipt": "0.1.1",
     "providers/from-env": "0.1.4",
     "providers/go-feature-flag": "0.1.36",
diff --git a/providers/flagd/CHANGELOG.md b/providers/flagd/CHANGELOG.md
index 7201d0006..77a2d8d36 100644
--- a/providers/flagd/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/providers/flagd/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.2.1](https://github.com/open-feature/go-sdk-contrib/compare/providers/flagd/v0.2.0...providers/flagd/v0.2.1) (2024-04-30)
+
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+* update flagd core along with removal of deprecated methods ([#509](https://github.com/open-feature/go-sdk-contrib/issues/509)) ([ae16e3b](https://github.com/open-feature/go-sdk-contrib/commit/ae16e3b18ff5d839c883ae0f0ebe06d68c013290))
+
 ## [0.2.0](https://github.com/open-feature/go-sdk-contrib/compare/providers/flagd/v0.1.22...providers/flagd/v0.2.0) (2024-04-11)