diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index b6112529..7ff17af3 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
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@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"21.1.1"}
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+{".":"22.0.0"}
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 584eb86e..f58acb86 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [22.0.0](https://github.com/yargs/yargs-parser/compare/yargs-parser-v21.1.1...yargs-parser-v22.0.0) (2025-05-26)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* yargs is now ESM first ([#503](https://github.com/yargs/yargs-parser/issues/503))
+
+### Features
+
+* yargs is now ESM first ([#503](https://github.com/yargs/yargs-parser/issues/503)) ([6d69295](https://github.com/yargs/yargs-parser/commit/6d692953ade099375c6c5e131367968b07ae8470))
+
 ## [21.1.1](https://github.com/yargs/yargs-parser/compare/yargs-parser-v21.1.0...yargs-parser-v21.1.1) (2022-08-04)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f50de93a..82c02178 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "yargs-parser",
-  "version": "21.1.1",
+  "version": "22.0.0",
   "description": "the mighty option parser used by yargs",
   "main": "build/lib/index.js",
   "exports": {