diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0c36897..5a404bc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## 2.2.1 (2025-05-30)
+
+### Fix
+
+- use python 3.8 compatible typing (#63)
+
 ## 2.2.0 (2025-05-26)
 
 ### Feat
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9e618f5..9c1a300 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [project]
 name = "simple-github"
 description = "A simple Github client that only provides auth and access to the REST and GraphQL APIs."
-version = "2.2.0"
+version = "2.2.1"
 authors = [
   { name = "Mozilla Release Engineering", email =  "release+simple-github@mozilla.com"}
 ]