diff --git a/python/build/build-plugin.xml b/python/build/build-plugin.xml
index 1303b23bb214..c8f80958a1e5 100644
--- a/python/build/build-plugin.xml
+++ b/python/build/build-plugin.xml
@@ -141,6 +141,14 @@
             </fileset>
         </copy>
 
+        <mkdir dir="${classes.dir}/helpers"/>
+        <copy todir="${classes.dir}/helpers">
+          <fileset dir="${plugin.home}/helpers">
+              <patternset refid="resources.pt"/>
+              <type type="file"/>
+          </fileset>
+        </copy>
+
         <!-- copy plugin.xml -->
         <mkdir dir="${classes.dir}/META-INF"/>
         <copy todir="${classes.dir}/META-INF">
diff --git a/python/pluginSrc/META-INF/plugin.xml b/python/pluginSrc/META-INF/plugin.xml
index 9ced87a0dd11..280474a51aab 100644
--- a/python/pluginSrc/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/python/pluginSrc/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <name>Python</name>
   <idea-version since-build="10338" until-build="10500"/>
   <description>Smart editing for Python scripts</description>
-  <version>2.1-Maia</version>
+  <version>2.1.1-Maia</version>
   <vendor url="http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/" logo="/com/jetbrains/python/python.png">JetBrains, Keith Lea</vendor>
   <change-notes>
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