diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8bc6ec0..93ff642 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## [2.2.8](https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-js/releases/tag/v2.2.8) (May 20, 2021)
+
+Bugfixes/Improvements
+  - Updated mqtt dependency to latest version
+
 ## [2.2.7](https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-js/releases/tag/v2.2.7) (Sep 15, 2020)
 
 Bugfixes/Improvements
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d3da1cd..3b2b57b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "aws-iot-device-sdk",
   "description": "AWS IoT Node.js SDK for Embedded Devices",
-  "version": "2.2.7",
+  "version": "2.2.8",
   "author": {
     "name": "Amazon Web Services",
     "email": "",
@@ -28,23 +28,23 @@
     "mqtt"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "mqtt": "2.18.8",
+    "crypto-js": "3.1.6",
     "minimist": "1.2.5",
-    "websocket-stream": "^5.0.1",
-    "crypto-js": "3.1.6"
+    "mqtt": "4.2.6",
+    "websocket-stream": "^5.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "gulp": "^3.9.0",
+    "gulp-beautify": "^2.0.0",
     "gulp-concat": "^2.6.0",
+    "gulp-coverage": "^0.3.38",
     "gulp-jscs": "^4.0.0",
     "gulp-jshint": "^2.0.0",
     "gulp-mocha": "^3.0.1",
     "jshint": "^2.9.1",
     "jshint-stylish": "^2.2.1",
-    "gulp-coverage": "^0.3.38",
-    "gulp-beautify": "^2.0.0",
-    "sinon": "^1.17.3",
-    "rewire": "^2.5.1"
+    "rewire": "^2.5.1",
+    "sinon": "^1.17.3"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "test": "node ./node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js test --verbose",