diff --git a/videohub_client/CHANGELOG.md b/videohub_client/CHANGELOG.md
index 6bd8006..09969ee 100644
--- a/videohub_client/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/videohub_client/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # videohub-client Change Log
 
+## Version 0.2.1
+
+- Fix: `VidehubVideo` serialization flattens channel ID
+
 ## Version 0.2.0
 
 ### Support for ES filtering of Videohub channel
diff --git a/videohub_client/__init__.py b/videohub_client/__init__.py
index d3ec452..3ced358 100644
--- a/videohub_client/__init__.py
+++ b/videohub_client/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.2.0"
+__version__ = "0.2.1"
diff --git a/videohub_client/serializers.py b/videohub_client/serializers.py
index fd78623..50cb1a9 100644
--- a/videohub_client/serializers.py
+++ b/videohub_client/serializers.py
@@ -33,3 +33,10 @@ def save(self, **kwargs):
                 pass
 
         return super(VideohubVideoSerializer, self).save(**kwargs)
+
+    def to_internal_value(self, data):
+        # Channel info passed as nested object, but we just store integer ID
+        channel = data.get('channel')
+        if channel and 'id' in channel:
+            data['channel_id'] = channel['id']
+        return super(VideohubVideoSerializer, self).to_internal_value(data)