diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 6c7bc2ea..e132657d 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.21.1"
+  ".": "0.21.2"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 193d293b..df4dfbe5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.21.2 (2024-06-17)
+
+Full Changelog: [v0.21.1...v0.21.2](https://github.com/Finch-API/finch-api-python/compare/v0.21.1...v0.21.2)
+
+### Chores
+
+* **internal:** add a `default_query` method ([#402](https://github.com/Finch-API/finch-api-python/issues/402)) ([2afe0c6](https://github.com/Finch-API/finch-api-python/commit/2afe0c61507c7813f1b5479d209f5c52f21b5885))
+
 ## 0.21.1 (2024-06-07)
 
 Full Changelog: [v0.21.0...v0.21.1](https://github.com/Finch-API/finch-api-python/compare/v0.21.0...v0.21.1)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3dab6c2c..394c8240 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "finch-api"
-version = "0.21.1"
+version = "0.21.2"
 description = "The official Python library for the Finch API"
 dynamic = ["readme"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/src/finch/_base_client.py b/src/finch/_base_client.py
index 128e20d2..05df2cd6 100644
--- a/src/finch/_base_client.py
+++ b/src/finch/_base_client.py
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ def _build_request(
                 raise RuntimeError(f"Unexpected JSON data type, {type(json_data)}, cannot merge with `extra_body`")
 
         headers = self._build_headers(options)
-        params = _merge_mappings(self._custom_query, options.params)
+        params = _merge_mappings(self.default_query, options.params)
         content_type = headers.get("Content-Type")
 
         # If the given Content-Type header is multipart/form-data then it
@@ -593,6 +593,12 @@ def default_headers(self) -> dict[str, str | Omit]:
             **self._custom_headers,
         }
 
+    @property
+    def default_query(self) -> dict[str, object]:
+        return {
+            **self._custom_query,
+        }
+
     def _validate_headers(
         self,
         headers: Headers,  # noqa: ARG002
diff --git a/src/finch/_version.py b/src/finch/_version.py
index e183db80..157c5143 100644
--- a/src/finch/_version.py
+++ b/src/finch/_version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # File generated from our OpenAPI spec by Stainless. See CONTRIBUTING.md for details.
 
 __title__ = "finch"
-__version__ = "0.21.1"  # x-release-please-version
+__version__ = "0.21.2"  # x-release-please-version