diff --git a/.github/workflows/bump-version.yml b/.github/workflows/bump-version.yml
index eaecb6216..2646bf539 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bump-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bump-version.yml
@@ -18,12 +18,20 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
           token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
 
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
 
       - name: Bump patch version
         run: |
+          # Skip the auto-bump when the pushed commits already changed the
+          # version themselves (e.g. a release PR that set a minor/major).
+          # Otherwise the bot would patch a deliberate 2.1.0 up to 2.1.1.
+          if git diff --name-only "${{ github.event.before }}" "${{ github.sha }}" | grep -qx 'package.json'; then
+            echo "package.json already changed in this push; skipping auto-bump."
+            exit 0
+          fi
           pnpm version patch --no-git-tag-version
           git add package.json
           git diff --cached --quiet && exit 0
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 88f4c33a9..c35643809 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nanoclaw",
-  "version": "2.0.76",
+  "version": "2.1.0",
   "description": "Personal Claude assistant. Lightweight, secure, customizable.",
   "type": "module",
   "packageManager": "pnpm@10.33.0",