diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 7d9b009..30b6d45 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.10.0"
+  ".": "0.10.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2e384b5..cce8c16 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,27 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.10.1](https://github.com/openfga/python-sdk/compare/v0.10.0...v0.10.1) (2026-04-15)
+
+
+### Added
+
+* release automation configs ([#262](https://github.com/openfga/python-sdk/issues/262)) ([fdee3c6](https://github.com/openfga/python-sdk/commit/fdee3c69a58160c26a517ec5bbbb855e70ae109d))
+
+
+### Fixed
+
+* stop destroying connection pool after every sync request ([#270](https://github.com/openfga/python-sdk/issues/270)) ([9d39016](https://github.com/openfga/python-sdk/commit/9d3901636908bb3e1d47032764fb96aabdeb5e85))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* remove fga_client.close() from README ([#191](https://github.com/openfga/python-sdk/issues/191)) ([#239](https://github.com/openfga/python-sdk/issues/239)) ([070ec15](https://github.com/openfga/python-sdk/commit/070ec157077483e32c8b0b32e357126b7bf4d734))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* release 0.10.1 ([1329547](https://github.com/openfga/python-sdk/commit/132954751825aba6cae1cec410f5022524121782))
+
 ### [0.10.0](https://github.com/openfga/python-sdk/compare/v0.9.9...v0.10.0) (2026-03-24)
 
 - feat: add `execute_api_request` and `execute_streamed_api_request` methods to `OpenFgaClient` and `OpenFgaApi` for making arbitrary HTTP requests to any OpenFGA API endpoint with full auth, retry, and telemetry support (#252) - thanks @kcbiradar
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0409c37..a162648 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Python SDK for OpenFGA
 
 [![pypi](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/openfga_sdk.svg?style=flat)](https://pypi.org/project/openfga_sdk)
-[![Socket Badge](https://badge.socket.dev/pypi/package/openfga-sdk/0.10.0)](https://socket.dev/pypi/package/openfga-sdk) <!-- x-release-please-version -->
+[![Socket Badge](https://badge.socket.dev/pypi/package/openfga-sdk/0.10.1)](https://socket.dev/pypi/package/openfga-sdk) <!-- x-release-please-version -->
 [![DeepWiki](https://img.shields.io/badge/DeepWiki-openfga%2Fpython--sdk-blue.svg?logo=data:image/png;base64,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)](https://deepwiki.com/openfga/python-sdk)
 [![Release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/openfga/python-sdk?sort=semver&color=green)](https://github.com/openfga/python-sdk/releases)
 [![FOSSA Status](https://app.fossa.com/api/projects/git%2Bgithub.com%2Fopenfga%2Fpython-sdk.svg?type=shield)](https://app.fossa.com/projects/git%2Bgithub.com%2Fopenfga%2Fpython-sdk?ref=badge_shield)
diff --git a/example/example1/requirements.txt b/example/example1/requirements.txt
index 74d870a..0e936b8 100644
--- a/example/example1/requirements.txt
+++ b/example/example1/requirements.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ attrs >= 25.3.0
 frozenlist >= 1.7.0
 idna >= 3.10
 multidict >= 6.6.4
-openfga-sdk >= 0.10.0  # x-release-please-version
+openfga-sdk >= 0.10.1  # x-release-please-version
 python-dateutil >= 2.9.0.post0
 urllib3 >= 1.26.19, != 2.0.*, != 2.1.*, != 2.2.0, != 2.2.1, < 3
 yarl >= 1.20.1
diff --git a/example/example1/setup.py b/example/example1/setup.py
index 816bd8d..0bd1523 100644
--- a/example/example1/setup.py
+++ b/example/example1/setup.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 NAME = "example1"
 VERSION = "0.0.1"
-REQUIRES = ["openfga-sdk >= 0.10.0"]  # x-release-please-version
+REQUIRES = ["openfga-sdk >= 0.10.1"]  # x-release-please-version
 
 setup(
     name=NAME,
diff --git a/openfga_sdk/constants.py b/openfga_sdk/constants.py
index 3902107..1a47eb9 100644
--- a/openfga_sdk/constants.py
+++ b/openfga_sdk/constants.py
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
 
 
 # Version of the OpenFGA Python SDK.
-SDK_VERSION: Final[str] = "0.10.0"  # x-release-please-version
+SDK_VERSION: Final[str] = "0.10.1"  # x-release-please-version
 
 # User agent used in HTTP requests.
 
-USER_AGENT: Final[str] = "openfga-sdk python/0.10.0"  # x-release-please-version
+USER_AGENT: Final[str] = "openfga-sdk python/0.10.1"  # x-release-please-version
 
 # Example API domain for documentation/tests.
 SAMPLE_BASE_DOMAIN: Final[str] = "fga.example"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 39a99f3..9e66615 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 [project]
 name = "openfga-sdk"
-version = "0.10.0"
+version = "0.10.1"
 description="A high performance and flexible authorization/permission engine built for developers and inspired by Google Zanzibar."
 authors = [
     { name = "OpenFGA (https://openfga.dev)", email = "community@openfga.dev"}