diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 788b0fa..ae8c97a 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.22.0"
+  ".": "0.22.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index adfb152..e301878 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.22.1](https://github.com/tstapler/stelekit/compare/v0.22.0...v0.22.1) (2026-05-04)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **build:** lower jvmToolchain from 25 to 21 to match CI runtime ([aac9538](https://github.com/tstapler/stelekit/commit/aac953819efd913f2aa9b8b7a29ee2610022aee6))
+* **ci:** add always() guards to release jobs for workflow_dispatch ([63fcb45](https://github.com/tstapler/stelekit/commit/63fcb45377d44e566fe4d72e52e5a20153f3113a))
+
 ## [0.22.0](https://github.com/tstapler/stelekit/compare/v0.21.0...v0.22.0) (2026-05-04)
 
 
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 2157409..a723ece 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.22.0
+0.22.1