diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 36f5292..f775191 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@ app/static/**/*.css
 *.swo
 .DS_Store
 
-# Environment variables
+# Environment variables and local files
 .env
 .env.local
 .env.*.local
+**/*.local
 
 # Debug logs
 debug/
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ba85cf8..974525c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ members = [
 [workspace.package]
 
 # Current release version.
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 
 # Rust edition for language and compiler features.
 edition = "2024"
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ rust-version = "1.85"
 # Both `path` (for local development) and `version` (for crates.io resolution)
 # are specified so that `cargo publish` resolves the dependency from the registry
 # while local builds use the workspace path.
-yew-datatable-core = { path = "./yew-datatable-core", version = "0.2.0" }
-yew-datatable = { path = "./yew-datatable", version = "0.2.0" }
+yew-datatable-core = { path = "./yew-datatable-core", version = "0.2.1" }
+yew-datatable = { path = "./yew-datatable", version = "0.2.1" }
 
 # Yew framework for WebAssembly frontend development.
 yew = { version = "0.23.0", features = ["csr"] }
diff --git a/yew-datatable/src/components/table_body.rs b/yew-datatable/src/components/table_body.rs
index 09e8799..9d9cde9 100644
--- a/yew-datatable/src/components/table_body.rs
+++ b/yew-datatable/src/components/table_body.rs
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ pub struct TableBodyProps<T: Clone + PartialEq + 'static> {
 
 /// Compares `TableBodyProps` by all fields, including the table handle.
 ///
-/// The `render_cell` callback is always treated as changed when present,
-/// since `Callback` does not implement `PartialEq`.
+/// The `render_cell` callback is compared through `Callback`'s `PartialEq`,
+/// which is pointer equality on the inner `Rc`, so the body memoizes
+/// correctly and re-renders only when the callback identity changes.
 impl<T: Clone + PartialEq + 'static> PartialEq for TableBodyProps<T> {
     fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
         // Compare the table handle for reactivity-aware equality.
@@ -49,9 +50,8 @@ impl<T: Clone + PartialEq + 'static> PartialEq for TableBodyProps<T> {
             && self.td_class == other.td_class
             && self.selected_class == other.selected_class
             && self.selectable == other.selectable
-            // Callbacks cannot be compared; assume changed if either side has one.
-            && self.render_cell.is_none()
-            && other.render_cell.is_none()
+            // Compare the cell renderer by callback pointer equality.
+            && self.render_cell == other.render_cell
     }
 }