diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 7c5786be05..bb67fdd417 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Version 2.2.0
 -------------
 
-Unreleased
+Released 2022-08-01
 
 -   Remove previously deprecated code. :pr:`4337`
 
diff --git a/src/flask/__init__.py b/src/flask/__init__.py
index 7eb8c24b14..b9f706be88 100644
--- a/src/flask/__init__.py
+++ b/src/flask/__init__.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 from .templating import stream_template as stream_template
 from .templating import stream_template_string as stream_template_string
 
-__version__ = "2.2.0.dev0"
+__version__ = "2.2.0"
 
 
 def __getattr__(name):