diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index de5d1bd5..fe288d5d 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
+Version 2.2.2 (released 2023-09-12)
+
+- search: prevent flush on search queries
+
 Version 2.2.1 (released 2023-09-12)
 
 - revert dumper: merge record to working data instead of replacing
diff --git a/invenio_records/__init__.py b/invenio_records/__init__.py
index 1e2955c2..fc50e65a 100644
--- a/invenio_records/__init__.py
+++ b/invenio_records/__init__.py
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@
 from .api import Record
 from .ext import InvenioRecords
 
-__version__ = "2.2.1"
+__version__ = "2.2.2"
 
 __all__ = (
     "InvenioRecords",