diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-master.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-master.yaml
index 8a523157d5..53e06dc528 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-master.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-master.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         # as we sync with Kubernetes upstream
         config: .github/workflows/kind-configs/cluster-1.18.yaml
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2.3.1
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2.3.2
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Install dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-release-11.0.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-release-11.0.yaml
index b182be65f4..7244a938c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-release-11.0.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-release-11.0.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         # as we sync with Kubernetes upstream
         config: .github/workflows/kind-configs/cluster-1.15.yaml
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2.3.1
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2.3.2
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Install dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-release-12.0.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-release-12.0.yaml
index 7ec467c36e..6c5110ea4b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-release-12.0.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-release-12.0.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         # as we sync with Kubernetes upstream
         config: .github/workflows/kind-configs/cluster-1.16.yaml
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2.3.1
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2.3.2
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Install dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-release-17.0.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-release-17.0.yaml
index 5294b42180..f0844814cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-release-17.0.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-release-17.0.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         # as we sync with Kubernetes upstream
         config: .github/workflows/kind-configs/cluster-1.17.yaml
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2.3.1
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2.3.2
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Install dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-release-18.0.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-release-18.0.yaml
index 9fbc0b0a0f..a54bb52c27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-release-18.0.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-release-18.0.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         # as we sync with Kubernetes upstream
         config: .github/workflows/kind-configs/cluster-1.18.yaml
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2.3.1
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2.3.2
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Install dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index f83553260e..57c2bd81ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -4,18 +4,20 @@ on: [ push, pull_request ]
 
 jobs:
   build:
-
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10"]
+        python-version: ["3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.10"]
+        include:
+          - python-version: "3.9"
+            use_coverage: 'coverage'
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       with:
         submodules: true
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2.3.1
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2.3.2
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Install dependencies
@@ -31,5 +33,18 @@ jobs:
         flake8 . --count --exit-zero --max-complexity=10 --max-line-length=127 --statistics
     - name: Install Tox and any other packages
       run: pip install tox
-    - name: Run Tox
+
+    - name: Test without coverage
+      if: "! matrix.use_coverage"
       run: tox -e py  # Run tox using the version of Python in `PATH`
+
+    - name: Test with coverage
+      if: "matrix.use_coverage"
+      run: tox -e py-coverage
+
+    - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
+      if: "matrix.use_coverage"
+      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v2
+      with:
+        fail_ci_if_error: true
+        verbose: true
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2cd8e4ab3a..71614dd686 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+# v22.6.0
+
+Kubernetes API Version: v1.22.6
+
+### Bug or Regression
+- Notable feature additions for async creation of Custom resources using dynamic Client (#1697, @venukarnati92)
+
+### Feature
+- Add `utils.create_from_directory` for creating all yaml files in a directory (#1683, @dingyiyi0226)
+
 # v22.6.0b1
 
 Kubernetes API Version: v1.22.6
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2edae1c6f4..3c39518e4e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ between client-python versions.
 | 20.0            | Kubernetes main repo, 1.20 branch    | ✓                             |
 | 21.0 Alpha/Beta | Kubernetes main repo, 1.21 branch    | ✗                             |
 | 21.0            | Kubernetes main repo, 1.21 branch    | ✓                             |
-| 22.0 Alpha/Beta | Kubernetes main repo, 1.22 branch    | ✓                             |
+| 22.0 Alpha/Beta | Kubernetes main repo, 1.22 branch    | ✗                             |
+| 22.0            | Kubernetes main repo, 1.22 branch    | ✓                             |
 
 > See [here](#homogenizing-the-kubernetes-python-client-versions) for an explanation of why there is no v13-v16 release.
 
diff --git a/codecov.yml b/codecov.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f1cc869733
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codecov.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# reference: https://docs.codecov.io/docs/codecovyml-reference
+coverage:
+  status:
+    patch: true
+    project: false
+comment: false
diff --git a/kubernetes/README.md b/kubernetes/README.md
index 68402a873f..5dfcf3ed10 100644
--- a/kubernetes/README.md
+++ b/kubernetes/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ No description provided (generated by Openapi Generator https://github.com/opena
 This Python package is automatically generated by the [OpenAPI Generator](https://openapi-generator.tech) project:
 
 - API version: release-1.22
-- Package version: 22.6.0b1
+- Package version: 22.6.0
 - Build package: org.openapitools.codegen.languages.PythonClientCodegen
 
 ## Requirements.
diff --git a/kubernetes/__init__.py b/kubernetes/__init__.py
index 6e0de133d1..59441980da 100644
--- a/kubernetes/__init__.py
+++ b/kubernetes/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 __project__ = 'kubernetes'
 # The version is auto-updated. Please do not edit.
-__version__ = "22.6.0b1"
+__version__ = "22.6.0"
 
 import kubernetes.client
 import kubernetes.config
diff --git a/kubernetes/base/dynamic/client.py b/kubernetes/base/dynamic/client.py
index a81039b891..9927b0c1c0 100644
--- a/kubernetes/base/dynamic/client.py
+++ b/kubernetes/base/dynamic/client.py
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ def request(self, method, path, body=None, **params):
         # Authentication setting
         auth_settings = ['BearerToken']
 
-        return self.client.call_api(
+        api_response = self.client.call_api(
             path,
             method.upper(),
             path_params,
@@ -281,6 +281,10 @@ def request(self, method, path, body=None, **params):
             _preload_content=False,
             _return_http_data_only=params.get('_return_http_data_only', True)
         )
+        if params.get('async_req'):
+            return api_response.get()
+        else:
+            return api_response
 
     def validate(self, definition, version=None, strict=False):
         """validate checks a kubernetes resource definition
diff --git a/kubernetes/base/dynamic/test_client.py b/kubernetes/base/dynamic/test_client.py
index c31270bcb8..ce05c5094c 100644
--- a/kubernetes/base/dynamic/test_client.py
+++ b/kubernetes/base/dynamic/test_client.py
@@ -135,6 +135,121 @@ def test_cluster_custom_resources(self):
             changeme_api = client.resources.get(
                 api_version='apps.example.com/v1', kind='ClusterChangeMe')
 
+    def test_async_namespaced_custom_resources(self):
+        client = DynamicClient(api_client.ApiClient(configuration=self.config))
+
+        with self.assertRaises(ResourceNotFoundError):
+            changeme_api = client.resources.get(
+                api_version='apps.example.com/v1', kind='ChangeMe')
+
+        crd_api = client.resources.get(
+            api_version='apiextensions.k8s.io/v1beta1',
+            kind='CustomResourceDefinition')
+
+        name = 'changemes.apps.example.com'
+
+        crd_manifest = {
+            'apiVersion': 'apiextensions.k8s.io/v1beta1',
+            'kind': 'CustomResourceDefinition',
+            'metadata': {
+                'name': name,
+            },
+            'spec': {
+                'group': 'apps.example.com',
+                'names': {
+                    'kind': 'ChangeMe',
+                    'listKind': 'ChangeMeList',
+                    'plural': 'changemes',
+                    'singular': 'changeme',
+                },
+                'scope': 'Namespaced',
+                'version': 'v1',
+                'subresources': {
+                    'status': {}
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        async_resp = crd_api.create(crd_manifest, async_req=True)
+
+        self.assertEqual(name, async_resp.metadata.name)
+        self.assertTrue(async_resp.status)
+
+        async_resp = crd_api.get(
+            name=name,
+            async_req=True
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(name, async_resp.metadata.name)
+        self.assertTrue(async_resp.status)
+
+        try:
+            changeme_api = client.resources.get(
+                api_version='apps.example.com/v1', kind='ChangeMe')
+        except ResourceNotFoundError:
+            # Need to wait a sec for the discovery layer to get updated
+            time.sleep(2)
+            changeme_api = client.resources.get(
+                api_version='apps.example.com/v1', kind='ChangeMe')
+
+        async_resp = changeme_api.get(async_req=True)
+        self.assertEqual(async_resp.items, [])
+
+        changeme_name = 'custom-resource' + short_uuid()
+        changeme_manifest = {
+            'apiVersion': 'apps.example.com/v1',
+            'kind': 'ChangeMe',
+            'metadata': {
+                'name': changeme_name,
+            },
+            'spec': {}
+        }
+
+        async_resp = changeme_api.create(body=changeme_manifest, namespace='default', async_req=True)
+        self.assertEqual(async_resp.metadata.name, changeme_name)
+
+        async_resp = changeme_api.get(name=changeme_name, namespace='default', async_req=True)
+        self.assertEqual(async_resp.metadata.name, changeme_name)
+
+        changeme_manifest['spec']['size'] = 3
+        async_resp = changeme_api.patch(
+            body=changeme_manifest,
+            namespace='default',
+            content_type='application/merge-patch+json',
+            async_req=True
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(async_resp.spec.size, 3)
+
+        async_resp = changeme_api.get(name=changeme_name, namespace='default', async_req=True)
+        self.assertEqual(async_resp.spec.size, 3)
+
+        async_resp = changeme_api.get(namespace='default', async_req=True)
+        self.assertEqual(len(async_resp.items), 1)
+
+        async_resp = changeme_api.get(async_req=True)
+        self.assertEqual(len(async_resp.items), 1)
+
+        async_resp = changeme_api.delete(
+            name=changeme_name,
+            namespace='default',
+            async_req=True
+        )
+
+        async_resp = changeme_api.get(namespace='default', async_req=True)
+        self.assertEqual(len(async_resp.items), 0)
+
+        async_resp = changeme_api.get(async_req=True)
+        self.assertEqual(len(async_resp.items), 0)
+
+        async_resp = crd_api.delete(
+            name=name,
+            async_req=True
+        )
+
+        time.sleep(2)
+        client.resources.invalidate_cache()
+        with self.assertRaises(ResourceNotFoundError):
+            changeme_api = client.resources.get(
+                api_version='apps.example.com/v1', kind='ChangeMe')
+
     def test_namespaced_custom_resources(self):
         client = DynamicClient(api_client.ApiClient(configuration=self.config))
 
diff --git a/kubernetes/client/__init__.py b/kubernetes/client/__init__.py
index 940328777b..b1d636913d 100644
--- a/kubernetes/client/__init__.py
+++ b/kubernetes/client/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
-__version__ = "22.6.0b1"
+__version__ = "22.6.0"
 
 # import apis into sdk package
 from kubernetes.client.api.well_known_api import WellKnownApi
diff --git a/kubernetes/client/api_client.py b/kubernetes/client/api_client.py
index 35b7406b36..53e0e53b19 100644
--- a/kubernetes/client/api_client.py
+++ b/kubernetes/client/api_client.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def __init__(self, configuration=None, header_name=None, header_value=None,
             self.default_headers[header_name] = header_value
         self.cookie = cookie
         # Set default User-Agent.
-        self.user_agent = 'OpenAPI-Generator/22.6.0b1/python'
+        self.user_agent = 'OpenAPI-Generator/22.6.0/python'
         self.client_side_validation = configuration.client_side_validation
 
     def __enter__(self):
diff --git a/kubernetes/client/configuration.py b/kubernetes/client/configuration.py
index d366d0c232..a54dbe2072 100644
--- a/kubernetes/client/configuration.py
+++ b/kubernetes/client/configuration.py
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ def to_debug_report(self):
                "OS: {env}\n"\
                "Python Version: {pyversion}\n"\
                "Version of the API: release-1.22\n"\
-               "SDK Package Version: 22.6.0b1".\
+               "SDK Package Version: 22.6.0".\
                format(env=sys.platform, pyversion=sys.version)
 
     def get_host_settings(self):
diff --git a/scripts/constants.py b/scripts/constants.py
index b459f0487e..ea2d1ba7cf 100644
--- a/scripts/constants.py
+++ b/scripts/constants.py
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
 KUBERNETES_BRANCH = "release-1.22"
 
 # client version for packaging and releasing.
-CLIENT_VERSION = "22.6.0b1"
+CLIENT_VERSION = "22.6.0"
 
 # Name of the release package
 PACKAGE_NAME = "kubernetes"
 
 # Stage of development, mainly used in setup.py's classifiers.
-DEVELOPMENT_STATUS = "4 - Beta"
+DEVELOPMENT_STATUS = "5 - Production/Stable"
 
 
 # If called directly, return the constant value given
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f1263cda09..11e2fc36eb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 
 # Do not edit these constants. They will be updated automatically
 # by scripts/update-client.sh.
-CLIENT_VERSION = "22.6.0b1"
+CLIENT_VERSION = "22.6.0"
 PACKAGE_NAME = "kubernetes"
-DEVELOPMENT_STATUS = "4 - Beta"
+DEVELOPMENT_STATUS = "5 - Production/Stable"
 
 # To install the library, run the following
 #
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 5e6aac0889..80a5be1fd5 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ mock>=2.0.0
 sphinx>=1.4 # BSD
 recommonmark
 sphinx_markdown_tables
-codecov>=1.4.0
 pycodestyle
 autopep8
 isort
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 9c7e4b7e09..8a6bdac13c 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -11,8 +11,11 @@ deps = -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
        -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
 commands =
    python -V
-   !functional: pytest -vvv -s --ignore=kubernetes/e2e_test
+   !functional: pytest -vvv -s {env:_TOX_COVERAGE_RUN:} --ignore=kubernetes/e2e_test
    functional: {toxinidir}/scripts/kube-init.sh pytest -vvv -s []
+   coverage: python -m coverage xml
+setenv =
+   coverage: _TOX_COVERAGE_RUN=--cov=kubernetes/watch --cov=kubernetes/config
 
 [testenv:docs]
 commands =
@@ -21,12 +24,3 @@ commands =
 [testenv:update-pycodestyle]
 commands =
    {toxinidir}/scripts/update-pycodestyle.sh
-
-[testenv:coverage]
-commands =
-   python -V
-   pytest --cov=kubernetes/watch --cov=kubernetes/config kubernetes/watch kubernetes/config
-
-[testenv:codecov]
-commands =
-   codecov