diff --git a/.changeset/long-bulldogs-invent.md b/.changeset/long-bulldogs-invent.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0952cd69f7f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/long-bulldogs-invent.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'create-svelte': patch
+'@sveltejs/kit': patch
+---
+
+Upgrade Vite
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6e4ccd2ce5df..eda702dbf0c4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 # READ THIS FIRST!
 
-We're getting ready to open up the SvelteKit public beta, which means that things will be in a stable enough state to start experimenting, and documentation will be available. Right now, even though [this repo is open](https://www.reddit.com/r/sveltejs/comments/m337r7/sveltekit_repository_is_now_public_on_github/gqmvj9k), there are still some major known issues to resolve...
-
-- [#460](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/issues/460): It doesn't work on Windows
-- [#424](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/issues/424): It doesn't work with TypeScript
-
-...and there are aspects of the design that _will_ change over the next few days. We're close. Please bear with us!
+We're getting ready to open up the SvelteKit public beta, which means that things will be in a stable enough state to start experimenting, and documentation will be available. Right now, even though [this repo is open](https://www.reddit.com/r/sveltejs/comments/m337r7/sveltekit_repository_is_now_public_on_github/gqmvj9k), there are still some known issues to resolve and there are aspects of the design that _will_ change over the next few days. We're close. Please bear with us!
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/packages/create-svelte/template/package.json b/packages/create-svelte/template/package.json
index 5a89266b61d7..b5919f42843c 100644
--- a/packages/create-svelte/template/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-svelte/template/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 		"@sveltejs/adapter-node": "workspace:*",
 		"@sveltejs/kit": "workspace:*",
 		"svelte": "^3.29.0",
-		"vite": "^2.0.4"
+		"vite": "^2.1.0"
 	},
 	"type": "module",
 	"engines": {
diff --git a/packages/kit/package.json b/packages/kit/package.json
index 7437444b3b1e..1c1d8a045b31 100644
--- a/packages/kit/package.json
+++ b/packages/kit/package.json
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@
 		"tiny-glob": "^0.2.8",
 		"typescript": "^4.2.3",
 		"uvu": "^0.5.1",
-		"vite": "^2.0.5"
+		"vite": "^2.1.0"
 	},
 	"peerDependencies": {
 		"svelte": "^3.32.1",
-		"vite": "^2.0.4"
+		"vite": "^2.1.0"
 	},
 	"bin": {
 		"svelte-kit": "svelte-kit.js"
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 45353951ed43..702b3cd008ef 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ importers:
       tiny-glob: ^0.2.8
   packages/kit:
     dependencies:
-      '@svitejs/vite-plugin-svelte': 0.11.0_a4965e5a794d987a97e8b2913f7a1c40
+      '@svitejs/vite-plugin-svelte': 0.11.0_93fef3a16c1b45ac67b14a795df10192
       cheap-watch: 1.0.3
       sade: 1.7.4
     devDependencies:
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ importers:
       tiny-glob: 0.2.8
       typescript: 4.2.3
       uvu: 0.5.1
-      vite: 2.0.5
+      vite: 2.1.0
     specifiers:
       '@rollup/plugin-replace': ^2.4.1
       '@sveltejs/app-utils': workspace:*
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ importers:
       tiny-glob: ^0.2.8
       typescript: ^4.2.3
       uvu: ^0.5.1
-      vite: ^2.0.5
+      vite: ^2.1.0
   packages/vite-plugin-svelte:
     dependencies:
       '@rollup/pluginutils': 4.1.0_rollup@2.41.1
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ packages:
       rollup: ^1.20.0||^2.0.0
     resolution:
       integrity: sha512-TrBhfJkFxA+ER+ew2U2/fHbebhLT/l/2pRk0hfj9KusXUuRXd2v0R58AfaZK9VXDQ4TogOSEmICVrQAA3zFnHQ==
-  /@svitejs/vite-plugin-svelte/0.11.0_a4965e5a794d987a97e8b2913f7a1c40:
+  /@svitejs/vite-plugin-svelte/0.11.0_93fef3a16c1b45ac67b14a795df10192:
     dependencies:
       '@rollup/pluginutils': 4.1.0_rollup@2.41.1
       chalk: 4.1.0
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ packages:
       source-map: 0.7.3
       svelte: 3.35.0
       svelte-hmr: 0.13.0-2_svelte@3.35.0
-      vite: 2.0.5
+      vite: 2.1.0
     dev: false
     engines:
       node: '>=12.0.0'
@@ -1399,12 +1399,12 @@ packages:
       node: '>= 0.4'
     resolution:
       integrity: sha512-QCOllgZJtaUo9miYBcLChTUaHNjJF3PYs1VidD7AwiEj1kYxKeQTctLAezAOH5ZKRH0g2IgPn6KwB4IT8iRpvA==
-  /esbuild/0.8.57:
+  /esbuild/0.9.2:
     dev: true
     hasBin: true
     requiresBuild: true
     resolution:
-      integrity: sha512-j02SFrUwFTRUqiY0Kjplwjm1psuzO1d6AjaXKuOR9hrY0HuPsT6sV42B6myW34h1q4CRy+Y3g4RU/cGJeI/nNA==
+      integrity: sha512-xE3oOILjnmN8PSjkG3lT9NBbd1DbxNqolJ5qNyrLhDWsFef3yTp/KTQz1C/x7BYFKbtrr9foYtKA6KA1zuNAUQ==
   /escape-string-regexp/1.0.5:
     dev: true
     engines:
@@ -3490,9 +3490,9 @@ packages:
       node: '>= 0.8'
     resolution:
       integrity: sha1-IpnwLG3tMNSllhsLn3RSShj2NPw=
-  /vite/2.0.5:
+  /vite/2.1.0:
     dependencies:
-      esbuild: 0.8.57
+      esbuild: 0.9.2
       postcss: 8.2.8
       resolve: 1.20.0
       rollup: 2.41.1
@@ -3503,7 +3503,7 @@ packages:
     optionalDependencies:
       fsevents: 2.3.2
     resolution:
-      integrity: sha512-QTgEDbq1WsTtr6j+++ewjhBFEk6c8v0xz4fb/OWJQKNYU8ZZtphOshwOqAlnarSstPBtWCBR0tsugXx6ajfoUg==
+      integrity: sha512-qWYmX8slkv91C3hWA2iu0o0ZvFbO2dSfWIN4dbMfSeMdNn+XeirkGWU3dy5/W1Nv13cQZvVoMTl8zyC13VFRZQ==
   /wcwidth/1.0.1:
     dependencies:
       defaults: 1.0.3