diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5c44ac72..2e9142d5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ INCLUDE (CheckCSourceCompiles)
 INCLUDE (CheckStructHasMember)
 INCLUDE (CheckLibraryExists)
 
-PROJECT (c-ares LANGUAGES C VERSION "1.22.0" )
+PROJECT (c-ares LANGUAGES C VERSION "1.22.1" )
 
 INCLUDE (EnableWarnings)
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ INCLUDE (GNUInstallDirs) # include this *AFTER* PROJECT(), otherwise paths are w
 # For example, a version of 4:0:2 would generate output such as:
 #    libname.so   -> libname.so.2
 #    libname.so.2 -> libname.so.2.2.0
-SET (CARES_LIB_VERSIONINFO "10:0:8")
+SET (CARES_LIB_VERSIONINFO "10:1:8")
 
 
 OPTION (CARES_STATIC     "Build as a static library"                                             OFF)
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index 8f9033d2..01070c7b 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -1,52 +1,22 @@
-c-ares version 1.22.0
+c-ares version 1.22.1
 
-This is a feature release with some significant internal changes.
-
-Features:
- o ares_reinit() is now implemented to re-read any system configuration and
-   immediately apply to an existing ares channel [2]
- o The adig command line program has been rewritten and its format now more
-   closely matches that of BIND's dig utility [3]
- o The new DNS message parser and writer functions have now been made public [4]
- o RFC9460 HTTPS and SVCB records are now supported [5]
- o RFC6698 TLSA records are now supported [6]
- o The server list is now internally dynamic and can be changed without
-   impacting existing queries [10]
- o Hosts file processing is now cached until the file is detected to be changed
-   to speed up repetitive lookups of large hosts files [11]
-
-Changes:
- o Internally all DNS messages are now written using the new DNS writing
-   functions [7]
- o EDNS is now enabled by default [8]
- o Internal cleanups in function prototypes [9]
+This is a bugfix release.
 
 Bug Fixes:
- o Randomize retry penalties to prevent thundering herd issues when dns
-   servers throttle requests [1]
- o Fix Windows build error for missing if_indextoname() [10]
+ o Fix /etc/hosts processing performance with all entries using same IP
+   address. Large hosts files using the same IP address for all entries
+   could use exponential time. [1]
+ o Fix typos in manpages [2]
+ o Fix OpenWatcom building [3]
 
 Thanks go to these friendly people for their efforts and contributions:
   Brad House (@bradh352)
   Daniel Stenberg (@bagder)
-  Ignat (@Kontakter)
-  Jonas Kvinge (@jonaski)
+  Douglas R. Reno (@renodr)
+  Gregor Jasny (@gjasny)
 (4 contributors)
 
 References to bug reports and discussions on issues:
- [1] = https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/pull/606
- [2] = https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/pull/614
- [3] = https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/pull/607
- [4] = https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/pull/604
- [5] = https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/pull/603
- [6] = https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/pull/600
- [7] = https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/pull/598
- [8] = https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/pull/596
- [9] = https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/pull/595
- [10] = https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/pull/594
- [11] = https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/pull/591
-
-
-
-
-
+ [1] = https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/commit/a36317
+ [2] = https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/pull/619
+ [3] = https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/pull/623
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c29e4742..4f7af197 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
 #############################################################
 AC_PREREQ([2.60])
 
-AC_INIT([c-ares], [1.22.0],
+AC_INIT([c-ares], [1.22.1],
   [c-ares mailing list: http://lists.haxx.se/listinfo/c-ares])
 
-CARES_VERSION_INFO="10:0:8"
+CARES_VERSION_INFO="10:1:8"
 dnl This flag accepts an argument of the form current[:revision[:age]]. So,
 dnl passing -version-info 3:12:1 sets current to 3, revision to 12, and age to
 dnl 1.
diff --git a/include/ares_version.h b/include/ares_version.h
index 5d2d5c03..16b0f750 100644
--- a/include/ares_version.h
+++ b/include/ares_version.h
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@
 
 #define ARES_VERSION_MAJOR 1
 #define ARES_VERSION_MINOR 22
-#define ARES_VERSION_PATCH 0
+#define ARES_VERSION_PATCH 1
 #define ARES_VERSION                                        \
   ((ARES_VERSION_MAJOR << 16) | (ARES_VERSION_MINOR << 8) | \
    (ARES_VERSION_PATCH))
-#define ARES_VERSION_STR "1.22.0"
+#define ARES_VERSION_STR "1.22.1"
 
 #if (ARES_VERSION >= 0x010700)
 #  define CARES_HAVE_ARES_LIBRARY_INIT    1