diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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 # Changelog
 ## 22.1.1
 
-### 22.1.1 Breaking Changes
-
 ### Additions and Improvements
 - Allow optional RPC methods that bypass authentication [#3382](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/3382)
 - Execution layer (The Merge):
@@ -16,8 +14,6 @@
   - Execution specific RPC endpoint [#2914](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/issues/2914), [#3350](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/3350)
 - QBFT consensus algorithm is production ready
 
-### Bug Fixes
-
 ## 22.1.0
 
 ### Breaking Changes
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
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-version=22.1.1-SNAPSHOT
+version=22.1.1
 
 # Workaround for Java 16 and spotless bug 834 https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/834
 org.gradle.jvmargs=--add-exports jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.api=ALL-UNNAMED \