diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 049f9075e..7275761c5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ To run the tests.
 
 * **Serializer `instance` and `data` keyword args have their position swapped.**
 * `queryset` argument is now optional on writable model fields.
+* Hyperlinked related fields optionally take `slug_field` and `slug_field_kwarg` arguments.
 * Support Django's cache framework.
 * Minor field improvements. (Don't stringify dicts, more robust many-pk fields.)
 * Bugfixes (Support choice field in Browseable API)
diff --git a/docs/topics/release-notes.md b/docs/topics/release-notes.md
index 6e7008f1f..b5c81c2b7 100644
--- a/docs/topics/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/topics/release-notes.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 * **Serializer `instance` and `data` keyword args have their position swapped.**
 * `queryset` argument is now optional on writable model fields.
+* Hyperlinked related fields optionally take `slug_field` and `slug_field_kwarg` arguments.
 * Support Django's cache framework.
 * Minor field improvements. (Don't stringify dicts, more robust many-pk fields.)
 * Bugfix: Support choice field in Browseable API.
diff --git a/rest_framework/__init__.py b/rest_framework/__init__.py
index 56b9a35ca..5aa2b8891 100644
--- a/rest_framework/__init__.py
+++ b/rest_framework/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-__version__ = '2.0.2'
+__version__ = '2.1.0'
 
 VERSION = __version__  # synonym