diff --git a/release-please/CHANGELOG.md b/release-please/CHANGELOG.md
index 2a9f93e..d948e76 100644
--- a/release-please/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/release-please/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.2.1](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/github-actions-workflows/compare/release-please-v2.2.0...release-please-v2.2.1) (2026-09-04)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* pin third-party GitHub Actions to commit SHA ([#136](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/github-actions-workflows/issues/136)) ([a69a256](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/github-actions-workflows/commit/a69a25679b7d47df1256596f1fc9df0fdc38a8a8))
+
 ## [2.2.0](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/github-actions-workflows/compare/release-please-v2.1.0...release-please-v2.2.0) (2026-06-02)
 
 
diff --git a/release-please/version.txt b/release-please/version.txt
index ccbccc3..c043eea 100644
--- a/release-please/version.txt
+++ b/release-please/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.2.0
+2.2.1