Verisign, the central domain registry, has announced that it is increasing their wholesale cost for .COM domain name registrations and renewals from $7.85 to $8.39 for all registrars, starting September 1, 2021 00:00 UTC.
The change affects domain registration prices, domain renewal fees, and domain transfer costs.
Under the new agreements it struck with the U.S. government and ICANN, the company has been able to get authorization for such a move.