diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 77c3b3195..f5183a656 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@
   "packages/sprites": "8.0.0",
   "packages/tiler": "8.12.3",
   "packages/tiler-sharp": "8.11.6",
-  ".": "8.21.0"
+  ".": "8.21.1"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d52833a0f..32163d0ef 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [8.21.1](https://github.com/linz/basemaps/compare/v8.21.0...v8.21.1) (2026-07-20)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* vector tile links need i=topographic to show style.json ([#3625](https://github.com/linz/basemaps/issues/3625)) ([03a0ad7](https://github.com/linz/basemaps/commit/03a0ad7409bc949972763949fa1ce009daf5cd5f))
+
 ## [8.21.0](https://github.com/linz/basemaps/compare/v8.20.1...v8.21.0) (2026-07-02)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3f875f1fb..aaae9230a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@basemaps/core",
-  "version": "8.21.0",
+  "version": "8.21.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@basemaps/core",
-      "version": "8.21.0",
+      "version": "8.21.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@linzjs/style": "^5.4.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ad3ce0ce4..ecb0bea08 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@basemaps/core",
-  "version": "8.21.0",
+  "version": "8.21.1",
   "private": true,
   "repository": "git@github.com:linz/basemaps.git",
   "author": {