diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aa850234..49eecde2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.2.2] - 2024-09-05
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Set `MachineDeployment` Kubernetes version from release
@@ -595,7 +597,8 @@ For Kubernetes <v1.29, you will need to re-enable it using the respective values
 
 - Update and clean up the template repo.
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/giantswarm/cluster/compare/v1.2.1...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/giantswarm/cluster/compare/v1.2.2...HEAD
+[1.2.2]: https://github.com/giantswarm/cluster/compare/v1.2.1...v1.2.2
 [1.2.1]: https://github.com/giantswarm/cluster/compare/v1.2.0...v1.2.1
 [1.2.0]: https://github.com/giantswarm/cluster/compare/v1.1.0...v1.2.0
 [1.1.0]: https://github.com/giantswarm/cluster/compare/v1.0.0...v1.1.0
diff --git a/helm/cluster/Chart.yaml b/helm/cluster/Chart.yaml
index f300fc44..0c67d393 100644
--- a/helm/cluster/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm/cluster/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 name: cluster
 type: application
-version: 1.2.1
+version: 1.2.2
 description: Giant Swarm cluster chart with provider-independent cluster resources
 icon: https://s.giantswarm.io/app-icons/giantswarm/1/dark.svg
 home: https://github.com/giantswarm/cluster