diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index bd33308..aee3237 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "journald-cli"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "assert_cmd",
diff --git a/crates/journald-cli/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/journald-cli/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..008c278
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/journald-cli/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Changelog
+
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
+and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
+
+## [Unreleased]
+
+## [0.2.1](https://github.com/SecurityRonin/journald-forensic/compare/journald-cli-v0.2.0...journald-cli-v0.2.1) - 2026-08-07
+
+### Fixed
+
+- *(msrv)* declare journald-cli's real floor instead of inheriting a false 1.75
diff --git a/crates/journald-cli/Cargo.toml b/crates/journald-cli/Cargo.toml
index ce52936..3fd2ae4 100644
--- a/crates/journald-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/journald-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "journald-cli"
 description = "jd4n6 - systemd journal (journald) forensic analysis CLI"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 edition.workspace = true
 # NOT inherited from the workspace. The workspace declares 1.75 for its library
 # members; this crate ships the jd4n6 binary and depends on clap, whose