diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index ca20ccd726..e33abe8a43 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Version 2.2.2
 -------------
 
-Unreleased
+Released 2022-08-08
 
 -   Update Werkzeug dependency to >= 2.2.2. This includes fixes related
     to the new faster router, header parsing, and the development
diff --git a/src/flask/__init__.py b/src/flask/__init__.py
index d97ac83216..e02531c578 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__ = "2.2.2.dev"
+__version__ = "2.2.2"
 
 
 def __getattr__(name):