diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7faf375..7bcc1b0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ The project follows Semantic Versioning.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.1.22] - 2026-09-21
+
 - `tool-cache`: vendor the composite action into `actions/tool-cache/`
   (byte-identical to `NDDev-Archive/github-actions-garm` `468af475`) and
   repoint the four `uses:` in `private-security-bundle-free.yml` to the
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
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--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.1.21
+0.1.22