diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5a53830..04b5aa7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## [0.2.1] - 2026-04-30
+
+### 📚 Documentation
+
+- *(skill)* Align hotdata skill with CLI behavior
+
 ## [0.2.0] - 2026-04-29
 
 ### 🚀 Features
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a9b5d79..0099cfd 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ checksum = "2304e00983f87ffb38b55b444b5e3b60a884b5d30c0fca7d82fe33449bbe55ea"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hotdata-cli"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anstyle",
  "base64",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index cda4221..c225ca6 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "hotdata-cli"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 edition = "2024"
 repository = "https://github.com/hotdata-dev/hotdata-cli"
 description = "CLI tool for Hotdata.dev"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 031bd3d..025b3a6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <br>
   Command line interface for <a href="https://www.hotdata.dev">Hotdata</a>.
   <br><br>
-  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/version-0.2.0-blue" alt="version">
+  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/version-0.2.1-blue" alt="version">
   <a href="https://github.com/hotdata-dev/hotdata-cli/actions/workflows/ci.yml"><img src="https://github.com/hotdata-dev/hotdata-cli/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg" alt="build"></a>
   <a href="https://codecov.io/gh/hotdata-dev/hotdata-cli"><img src="https://codecov.io/gh/hotdata-dev/hotdata-cli/branch/main/graph/badge.svg" alt="coverage"></a>
 </p>
diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index 8352d57..85544b9 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
         # step 2: bump versions, commit, push branch
         echo ""
         echo "→ Running cargo release (no publish, no tag)..."
+        # git-cliff (pre-release hook) is often installed via cargo install
+        export PATH="${HOME}/.cargo/bin:${PATH}"
         cargo release --no-publish --no-tag --no-confirm --allow-branch="$BRANCH" --execute "$VERSION"
 
         echo ""
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
 
         echo ""
         echo "→ Running cargo release (tagging release)..."
+        export PATH="${HOME}/.cargo/bin:${PATH}"
         cargo release --no-confirm --execute
 
         echo ""
diff --git a/skills/hotdata-geospatial/SKILL.md b/skills/hotdata-geospatial/SKILL.md
index 8fa52d0..ae76538 100644
--- a/skills/hotdata-geospatial/SKILL.md
+++ b/skills/hotdata-geospatial/SKILL.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 name: hotdata-geospatial
 description: Use this skill only when the user is working with geospatial data in Hotdata (PostGIS-style SQL like ST_* functions, geometry/WKB, bbox filtering, point-in-polygon, distance/area, lat/lon, spatial joins, “geospatial”, “GIS”, “PostGIS”). Do not load this skill for non-geospatial SQL or general Hotdata usage.
-version: 0.2.0
+version: 0.2.1
 ---
 
 # Hotdata Geospatial Skill