diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 7f5945a0..aae0c7bf 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Changelog
 Version 2.2
 -----------
 
-Unreleased
+Released 2021-10-08
 
 * :mod:`~reader.plugins.entry_dedupe` plugin improvements:
   reduce false negatives by using approximate content matching,
diff --git a/src/reader/__init__.py b/src/reader/__init__.py
index a8d18a8d..41fffece 100644
--- a/src/reader/__init__.py
+++ b/src/reader/__init__.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 """
 
-__version__ = '2.2.dev0'
+__version__ = '2.2'
 
 from .core import Reader, make_reader