diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index a47ac1be..ecce63d1 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ Unreleased
 ==========
 
 
+2024/01/18 0.35.2
+=================
+
+- Test compatibility: Permit installation of pandas 2.1.
+
+
 2024/01/18 0.35.1
 =================
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3c5c5332..09b83db5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def read(path):
               'dask',
               'stopit>=1.1.2,<2',
               'flake8>=4,<8',
-              'pandas<2.1',
+              'pandas<2.2',
               'pytz',
               ],
         doc=['sphinx>=3.5,<8',
diff --git a/src/crate/client/__init__.py b/src/crate/client/__init__.py
index 793ef130..49539abf 100644
--- a/src/crate/client/__init__.py
+++ b/src/crate/client/__init__.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 # version string read from setup.py using a regex. Take care not to break the
 # regex!
-__version__ = "0.35.1"
+__version__ = "0.35.2"
 
 apilevel = "2.0"
 threadsafety = 2