diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index e451abe57..c1a0d8562 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ $ cd ensmallen
 
 # - or -
 
-$ wget http://ensmallen.org/files/ensmallen-2.22.0.tar.gz
-$ tar -xvzpf ensmallen-2.22.0.tar.gz
+$ wget http://ensmallen.org/files/ensmallen-2.22.1.tar.gz
+$ tar -xvzpf ensmallen-2.22.1.tar.gz
 $ cd ensmallen-latest
 ```
 
diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index ac89f46a4..fdaa5ff17 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 ### ensmallen ?.??.?: "???"
 ###### ????-??-??
+
+### ensmallen 2.22.1: "E-Bike Excitement"
+###### 2024-12-02
  * Remove unused variables to fix compiler warnings
    ([#413](https://github.com/mlpack/ensmallen/pull/413)).
 
diff --git a/include/ensmallen_bits/ens_version.hpp b/include/ensmallen_bits/ens_version.hpp
index 45412ba48..86c29ba28 100644
--- a/include/ensmallen_bits/ens_version.hpp
+++ b/include/ensmallen_bits/ens_version.hpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 // The minor version is two digits so regular numerical comparisons of versions
 // work right.  The first minor version of a release is always 10.
 #define ENS_VERSION_MINOR 22
-#define ENS_VERSION_PATCH 0
+#define ENS_VERSION_PATCH 1
 // If this is a release candidate, it will be reflected in the version name
 // (i.e. the version name will be "RC1", "RC2", etc.).  Otherwise the version
 // name will typically be a seemingly arbitrary set of words that does not
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 #define ENS_VERSION_NAME "E-Bike Excitement"
 // Incorporate the date the version was released.
 #define ENS_VERSION_YEAR "2024"
-#define ENS_VERSION_MONTH "11"
-#define ENS_VERSION_DAY "29"
+#define ENS_VERSION_MONTH "12"
+#define ENS_VERSION_DAY "02"
 
 namespace ens {