diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7af955e..ffcdd45 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LABEL maintainer devops@travelaudience.com
 ENV JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/default-jvm/jre
 
 # nexus
-ENV NEXUS_VERSION 3.19.1-01
+ENV NEXUS_VERSION 3.21.1-01
 ENV NEXUS_DOWNLOAD_URL "https://download.sonatype.com/nexus/3"
 ENV NEXUS_TARBALL_URL "${NEXUS_DOWNLOAD_URL}/nexus-${NEXUS_VERSION}-unix.tar.gz"
 ENV NEXUS_TARBALL_ASC_URL "${NEXUS_DOWNLOAD_URL}/nexus-${NEXUS_VERSION}-unix.tar.gz.asc"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6c69559..eabd361 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ A container image for Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager OSS, based on Alpine Lin
 
 * Alpine Linux 3.10
 * OpenJDK JRE 8u212
-* Nexus Repository Manager OSS 3.19.1 ([release notes](https://help.sonatype.com/repomanager3/release-notes/2019-release-notes#id-2019ReleaseNotes-RepositoryManager3.19.0))
+* Nexus Repository Manager OSS 3.21.1 ([release notes](https://help.sonatype.com/repomanager3/release-notes/2020-release-notes#id-2020ReleaseNotes-RepositoryManager3.21.1))