diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 38a12a4..caabbb5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## master
 
+## Version 2.2.2 (2024-07-17)
+
 * fix compat with unified (semistatic) libvips binaries [kleisauke]
 
 ## Version 2.2.1 (2024-02-21)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index c043eea..b1b25a5 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.2.1
+2.2.2
diff --git a/lib/vips/version.rb b/lib/vips/version.rb
index c60474f..44e9f33 100644
--- a/lib/vips/version.rb
+++ b/lib/vips/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Vips
-  VERSION = "2.2.1"
+  VERSION = "2.2.2"
 end