diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c15c7d9f..d27fe25f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,50 @@
 
 
 
+## v4.2.2 (2023-09-14)
+
+### Chore
+
+* chore: dont lock poetry (#431)
+
+fixes #430
+
+Signed-off-by: Jan Kowalleck <jan.kowalleck@gmail.com> ([`49b144b`](https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-python-lib/commit/49b144be519705b03adc510ddcc6b9e4504b7a40))
+
+* chore(deps): bump actions/checkout from 3 to 4 (#429)
+
+Bumps [actions/checkout](https://github.com/actions/checkout) from 3 to 4.
+- [Release notes](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases)
+- [Changelog](https://github.com/actions/checkout/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
+- [Commits](https://github.com/actions/checkout/compare/v3...v4)
+
+---
+updated-dependencies:
+- dependency-name: actions/checkout
+  dependency-type: direct:production
+  update-type: version-update:semver-major
+...
+
+Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com>
+Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> ([`a70754d`](https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-python-lib/commit/a70754d602e109538c06e06e59f563953c21ab1b))
+
+### Documentation
+
+* docs: fix shield in README
+
+Signed-off-by: Jan Kowalleck <jan.kowalleck@gmail.com> ([`6a941b1`](https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-python-lib/commit/6a941b1ef5cc0f9e956173cce7e9da57e8c6bf22))
+
+* docs(example): showcase `LicenseChoiceFactory` (#428)
+
+Signed-off-by: Jan Kowalleck <jan.kowalleck@gmail.com> ([`c56ec83`](https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-python-lib/commit/c56ec8395dd203ac41fa6f4c43970a50c0e80efb))
+
+### Fix
+
+* fix: ship meta files (#434)
+
+Signed-off-by: Jan Kowalleck <jan.kowalleck@gmail.com> ([`3a1a8a5`](https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-python-lib/commit/3a1a8a5c1cbe8d8989b4cb335269a02b5c6d4f38))
+
+
 ## v4.2.1 (2023-09-06)
 
 ### Fix
diff --git a/cyclonedx/__init__.py b/cyclonedx/__init__.py
index 3085eb1e..4c24779f 100644
--- a/cyclonedx/__init__.py
+++ b/cyclonedx/__init__.py
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@
 
 # !! version is managed by semantic_release
 # do not use typing here, or else `semantic_release` might have issues finding the variable
-__version__ = "4.2.1"
+__version__ = "4.2.2"
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 4bea2c5f..abafb257 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
 # !! version is managed by semantic_release
-release = '4.2.1'
+release = '4.2.2'
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 074a500d..e18acfe3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "cyclonedx-python-lib"
 # !! version is managed by semantic_release
-version = "4.2.1"
+version = "4.2.2"
 description = "A library for producing CycloneDX SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) files."
 authors = ["Paul Horton <phorton@sonatype.com>"]
 maintainers = [