diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6f3195ebe8b5b9c055764e5ff5a4d60393aeb3a3..123eebaf5a7c18ca5237cbaf66f2971ce5c28d1d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2.2.1
+This release fixes a security vulnerability in the account management API. It is
+highly recommended to upgrade if you are using database authentication.
+
+Additional bug fixes:
+* The `security.authentication.login-try-limit` setting now works as intended.
+
 ## 2.1.1
 This release fixes a security vulnerability in the account management API. It is
 highly recommended to upgrade if you are using database authentication.
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 04e0db4cc34420001d52730ca265741b5e9ace6b..d5256e99b9c891665ded1e19ffbf45a84ae13da2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>de.thm.arsnova</groupId>
 	<artifactId>arsnova-backend</artifactId>
-	<version>2.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.2.1</version>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
 
 	<properties>