diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8cd5574c63..d6233a112a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,17 @@ All notable changes to Chainlit will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
+## [2.2.1] - 2025-02-14
+
+### Added
+
+- `default_open` parameter to the step decorator/class
+
+### Fixed
+- Input should not replace <,>,&
+- Starters should be disabled if no ws connection
+- Prevent orphaned thread record when deleting active conversation
+
 ## [2.2.0] - 2025-02-08
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/backend/chainlit/version.py b/backend/chainlit/version.py
index c3dfa40f13..ce67555c88 100644
--- a/backend/chainlit/version.py
+++ b/backend/chainlit/version.py
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 except metadata.PackageNotFoundError:
     # Case where package metadata is not available, default to a 'non-outdated' version.
     # Ref: config.py::load_settings()
-    __version__ = "2.2.0"
+    __version__ = "2.2.1"
diff --git a/backend/pyproject.toml b/backend/pyproject.toml
index 9eacff6f50..0ee691c2a4 100644
--- a/backend/pyproject.toml
+++ b/backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "chainlit"
-version = "2.2.0"
+version = "2.2.1"
 keywords = [
     'LLM',
     'Agents',