diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 344aa650..55df0a6b 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
-2.1.2 (unreleased)
+2.2.0 (2026-01-23)
 ------------------
 Contributors to this version: Ludwig Lierhammer (:user:`ludwiglierhammer`) and Joseph Siddons (:user:`jtsiddons`)
 
diff --git a/cdm_reader_mapper/__init__.py b/cdm_reader_mapper/__init__.py
index 01629e26..cacd3b87 100755
--- a/cdm_reader_mapper/__init__.py
+++ b/cdm_reader_mapper/__init__.py
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@
 
 __author__ = """Ludwig Lierhammer"""
 __email__ = "ludwiglierhammer@dwd.de"
-__version__ = "2.1.1"
+__version__ = "2.2.0"