diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eed198e..62f281c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,19 +5,15 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [] - $(date +%Y-%m-%d)
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+## [1.2.2] - 2026-06-10
 
+### Fixed
+- Resolve MCP protocol and file validation issues (#44)
 
+### Performance
+- Remove artificial path validation delay (#43)
 
+## [] - $(date +%Y-%m-%d)
 
 ### Added
 - Comprehensive security scanning infrastructure
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 40e58b4..7a0e62a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "markitdown-mcp"
-version = "1.2.1"
+version = "1.2.2"
 description = "A Model Context Protocol server for converting documents to Markdown using MarkItDown"
 authors = [
     { name = "MarkItDown MCP", email = "noreply@example.com" },