diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 601682ae7..c7e5c1fc2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+## [3.21.2](https://github.com/oclif/core/compare/3.21.1...3.21.2) (2024-03-04)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* improve module load error handling ([#996](https://github.com/oclif/core/issues/996)) ([5cec2b2](https://github.com/oclif/core/commit/5cec2b20e637c536d2bbeefc1c6119676f65cfad))
+
+
+
 ## [3.21.1](https://github.com/oclif/core/compare/3.21.0...3.21.1) (2024-03-04)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dfc7afb4c..ed7138c70 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@oclif/core",
   "description": "base library for oclif CLIs",
-  "version": "3.21.1",
+  "version": "3.21.2",
   "author": "Salesforce",
   "bugs": "https://github.com/oclif/core/issues",
   "dependencies": {