release: cut v0.2.1 metadata

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ This project has a published GitHub Release line, but no stable support or API g
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+No unreleased changes.
+
+## [0.2.1] - 2026-06-17
+
 ### Added
 
 - Added discovery support for Claude Code project instructions stored at `.claude/CLAUDE.md`.

README.md

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ The default behavior is read-only.
 
 ## What This Project Does
 
-Current `main` includes the published `v0.2.0` baseline plus unreleased post-release fixes intended for a future patch release.
+Current `main` prepares the `v0.2.1` patch release metadata after the published `v0.2.0` baseline and post-release fixes.
 
 The implemented behavior includes:
 
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ A clean report means only that the implemented checks did not find a supported i
 
 ## Installation
 
-`v0.2.0` is available as GitHub Release artifacts.
+`v0.2.1` is the next GitHub Release line being prepared from current `main`.
 
 This project is not published to PyPI yet.
 
@@ -204,10 +204,10 @@ Requirements for using the released CLI:
 - a Python virtual environment;
 - the wheel artifact from the GitHub Release.
 
-Download the wheel from the `v0.2.0` GitHub Release, then install it in a virtual environment:
+After the `v0.2.1` GitHub Release is published, download the wheel from that release and install it in a virtual environment:
 
     python -m venv .venv
-    .venv/bin/python -m pip install ./agent_rules_kit-0.2.0-py3-none-any.whl
+    .venv/bin/python -m pip install ./agent_rules_kit-0.2.1-py3-none-any.whl
     .venv/bin/agent-rules-kit --version
     .venv/bin/agent-rules-kit check /path/to/repository --format console
 
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ The required status check for `main` is:
 Current status:
 
 - `v0.2.0` is published as a GitHub Release;
-- `main` contains unreleased post-`v0.2.0` fixes and documentation updates intended for a future patch release;
+- `main` is preparing `v0.2.1` patch release metadata from post-`v0.2.0` fixes;
 - no stable support or API guarantee yet;
 - release tag `v0.2.0` points to the verified release SHA;
 - wheel and sdist artifacts are attached to the `v0.2.0` GitHub Release;

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "agent-rules-kit"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 description = "Local read-only CLI to diagnose AGENTS.md, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Cursor and Copilot instruction files."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Repository = "https://github.com/CoderDeltaLAN/agent-rules-kit"
 Issues = "https://github.com/CoderDeltaLAN/agent-rules-kit/issues"
 Changelog = "https://github.com/CoderDeltaLAN/agent-rules-kit/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md"
 Security = "https://github.com/CoderDeltaLAN/agent-rules-kit/security/policy"
-Release = "https://github.com/CoderDeltaLAN/agent-rules-kit/releases/tag/v0.2.0"
+Release = "https://github.com/CoderDeltaLAN/agent-rules-kit/releases/tag/v0.2.1"
 
 [project.scripts]
 agent-rules-kit = "agent_rules_kit.cli:main"

src/agent_rules_kit/__init__.py

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """agent-rules-kit package."""
 
-__version__ = "0.2.0"
+__version__ = "0.2.1"

tests/test_cli.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from contextlib import redirect_stderr, redirect_stdout
 from pathlib import Path
 
+from agent_rules_kit import __version__
 from agent_rules_kit.cli import main
 
 FIXTURE_ROOT = Path(__file__).parent / "fixtures" / "repositories"
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ def test_version_flag_prints_version(self) -> None:
             exit_code = main(["--version"])
 
         self.assertEqual(exit_code, 0)
-        self.assertIn("agent-rules-kit 0.2.0", output.getvalue())
+        self.assertIn(f"agent-rules-kit {__version__}", output.getvalue())
 
     def test_help_is_default(self) -> None:
         output = io.StringIO()