diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a9fbd7a..5ab6154 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## TOOL_NAME development version
+## TOOL_NAME 0.2.2
 
 test new draft & post release actions
 
diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index e11050a..b1588b3 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ url: https://ccbr.github.io/TOOL_NAME/
 repository-code: https://github.com/CCBR/TOOL_NAME
 license: MIT
 type: software
-version: v0.2.1
-date-released: '2024-01-12'
+version: v0.2.2
+date-released: '2024-08-13'
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index a5fea60..ee1372d 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2.1-dev
+0.2.2