diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index add57ba..da79271 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustic-rs"
-version = "0.2.1-dev"
+version = "0.2.2"
 dependencies = [
  "aes256ctr_poly1305aes",
  "ambassador",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ef0aa83..fd1119f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rustic-rs"
-version = "0.2.1-dev"
+version = "0.2.2"
 description = """
 fast, encrypted, deduplicated backups powered by pure Rust
 """
diff --git a/changelog/0.2.2.txt b/changelog/0.2.2.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0118154
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/0.2.2.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+Changes in version 0.2.2
+- added possibility to specify a hot repo (added --repo-hot option)
+- added rclone backend and made reading/writing remote repos with higher latency working
+- new command config; added possibility to customize compression level
+- added possibility to customize pack sizes. Also changed the standard settings for pack size.
+- fixed errornous caching of data pack files
+- check: new option --trust-cache
+- improved speed of packer
+- prune: new options --instant-delete, --repack-uncompressed, --fast-repack
+- prune: option --repack-cacheable-only now expects true/false and default to true for hot/cold repos
+- snapshots: allow to specify "latest" which only displays the latest snapshot(s)
+- restore: fixed order of setting permission; improved error handling and debug output