Add the news post for the 2.1.21 release.

Author: sadiepowell

_config.yml

@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ plugins:
 
 releases:
   devel:
-    version: 2.1.20
-    date: 2025-12-01
-    news: /news/2025/anope-2120-release.html
-    source: https://github.com/anope/anope/archive/refs/tags/2.1.20.tar.gz
-    windows: https://github.com/anope/anope/releases/download/2.1.20/anope-2.1.20.exe
+    version: 2.1.21
+    date: 2026-02-07
+    news: /news/2026/anope-2121-release.html
+    source: https://github.com/anope/anope/archive/refs/tags/2.1.21.tar.gz
+    windows: https://github.com/anope/anope/releases/download/2.1.21/anope-2.1.21.exe
   stable:
     version: 2.0.19
     date: 2026-01-26

_posts/2025-2029/2026-02-07-anope-2121-release.md

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+---
+layout: post
+title: Anope 2.1.21 Release
+author: Sadie
+category: 2026
+---
+
+Anope 2.1.21 has been released. This is a development release.
+
+The most notable changes are:
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+* `{fantasy}:fantasycharacter` has been replaced with `{fantasy}:prefix` which allows multiple-character fantasy prefixes. If you have multiple custom fantasy characters set you should separate them with a space when upgrading your config.
+
+* The db_json module will now terminate the process if it fails to write the database. This replicates the behaviour previously used by the db_flatfile module.
+
+* When adding an unregistered user to an access list you must now explicitly specify their hostmask. This prevents accidentally adding a hostmask which is too wide.
+
+### Changes
+
+* Added cleaning up of hostmasks when adding them to an access list and `{chanserv}:disallow_malformed_hostmask` to allow rejecting them instead.
+
+* Changed access commands to add the account of a user who is logged in to an account but not using a nickname belonging to that account.
+
+* Fixed a crash when clearing channel entry messages.
+
+* Fixed a memory leak when cloning akicks.
+
+* Fixed cleaning up ban masks.
+
+* Fixed confirming accounts using the webcpanel.
+
+* Fixed importing the time a nickname was used from Atheme.
+
+* Fixed limiting the number of accounts per email address.
+
+* Fixed locking modes that take a parameter when they are added.
+
+* Fixed the `chanserv/enforce` command erroneously enforcing against channel founders.
+
+* Fixed the syntax of the `chanserv/suspend` command.
+
+* Fixed the syntax of the `nickserv/suspend` command.
+
+* Improved password rehash detection in the enc_argon2 module.
+
+* Various minor improvements to how services work internally.
+
+---
+
+The full change log can be found on [GitHub](https://github.com/anope/anope/compare/2.1.20...2.1.21).
+
+Users who want to test out new features are encouraged to upgrade. Before upgrading you may wish to take a backup of your databases and read the [upgrading guide](/upgrading.html). If you encounter any incompatibilities that aren't mentioned on this page then [please open an issue](https://github.com/anope/website/issues/new).
+
+SHA256 Sum: `6ea51ebbafbb8919bbb85bfbb0724e9b7fd12f01397f0b2ed8555fd801d23490` [anope-2.1.21.tar.gz](https://github.com/anope/anope/archive/refs/tags/2.1.21.tar.gz)
+\
+SHA256 Sum: `cc46333dcfad555c74a0e9b25faf7f2f6f62852860c0f3f36c80f2542ad76b23` [anope-2.1.21.exe](https://github.com/anope/anope/releases/download/2.1.21/anope-2.1.21.exe)

upgrading.md

@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ Upgrading from 2.0 to 2.1 can be done by:
 
 0. Rename `{botserv}:gecos` to `{botserv}:real`.
 
+0. If you have `{fantasy}:fantasycharacter` set then replace it with `{fantasy}:prefix` ([example](https://github.com/anope/anope/blob/2.1.21/data/botserv.example.conf#L354-L361)).
+
 #### chanserv.conf
 
 0. Rename the `FANTASIA` privilege to `FANTASY` ([example](https://github.com/anope/anope/blob/2.1.7/data/chanserv.example.conf#L393-L408)).