diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index a397c094..544a78b3 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "3.21.0"
+  ".": "3.22.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b7b12da2..375472d7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [3.22.0](https://github.com/test-kitchen/kitchen-ec2/compare/v3.21.0...v3.22.0) (2026-01-08)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add AWS SSM Session Manager transport support ([#646](https://github.com/test-kitchen/kitchen-ec2/issues/646)) ([6b0fa6d](https://github.com/test-kitchen/kitchen-ec2/commit/6b0fa6d9f838249eb6f1f16c44906eb1bff84307))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Fix issue on failing create action ([#622](https://github.com/test-kitchen/kitchen-ec2/issues/622)) ([eb1d328](https://github.com/test-kitchen/kitchen-ec2/commit/eb1d328c2b56ec505ca7af4b244d82a3ba3ff175))
+
 ## [3.21.0](https://github.com/test-kitchen/kitchen-ec2/compare/v3.20.0...v3.21.0) (2025-09-09)
 
 
diff --git a/lib/kitchen/driver/ec2_version.rb b/lib/kitchen/driver/ec2_version.rb
index e92528ff..4ea9e5c1 100644
--- a/lib/kitchen/driver/ec2_version.rb
+++ b/lib/kitchen/driver/ec2_version.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
 module Kitchen
   module Driver
     # Version string for EC2 Test Kitchen driver
-    EC2_VERSION = "3.21.0".freeze
+    EC2_VERSION = "3.22.0".freeze
   end
 end