diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index d754539655..decf12a009 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ orbs:
 parameters:
   go-version:
     type: string
-    default: '1.23.0'
+    default: '1.23.4'
 
 executors:
   node:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 85d7ca0b89..f45d144816 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # SingularityCE Changelog
 
-## Changes Since Last Release
+## 4.2.2 \[2024-12-20\]
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index c24fc90286..f8e38eab33 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ _**NOTE:** if you are updating Go from a older version, make sure you remove
 `/usr/local/go` before reinstalling it._
 
 ```sh
-export VERSION=1.22.7 OS=linux ARCH=amd64  # change this as you need
+export VERSION=1.23.4 OS=linux ARCH=amd64  # change this as you need
 
 wget -O /tmp/go${VERSION}.${OS}-${ARCH}.tar.gz \
   https://dl.google.com/go/go${VERSION}.${OS}-${ARCH}.tar.gz
@@ -201,11 +201,11 @@ cd singularity
 By default your clone will be on the `main` branch which is where development
 of SingularityCE happens. To build a specific version of SingularityCE, check
 out a [release tag](https://github.com/sylabs/singularity/tags) before
-compiling. E.g. to build the 4.2.1 release, checkout the
-`v4.2.1` tag:
+compiling. E.g. to build the 4.2.2 release, checkout the
+`v4.2.2` tag:
 
 ```sh
-git checkout --recurse-submodules v4.2.1
+git checkout --recurse-submodules v4.2.2
 ```
 
 ## Compiling SingularityCE
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ build and install the RPM like this:
 <!-- markdownlint-disable MD013 -->
 
 ```sh
-export VERSION=4.2.1 # this is the singularity version, change as you need
+export VERSION=4.2.2 # this is the singularity version, change as you need
 
 # Fetch the source
 wget https://github.com/sylabs/singularity/releases/download/v${VERSION}/singularity-ce-${VERSION}.tar.gz
diff --git a/mconfig b/mconfig
index 508e43de99..0983ec742e 100755
--- a/mconfig
+++ b/mconfig
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ hstld=
 hstranlib=
 hstobjcopy=
 hstgo=
-hstgo_version="1.21"
+hstgo_version="1.22"
 hstgo_opts="go"
 
 tgtcc=