diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 8ec0ab4..1bdb2b3 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
   "java-build": "1.0.0",
   "propose-safe-multisig-tx": "1.1.2",
   "publish-npm": "1.7.2",
-  "release-please": "2.2.1",
+  "release-please": "2.2.2",
   "rust-build": "3.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/release-please/CHANGELOG.md b/release-please/CHANGELOG.md
index d948e76..7fa8457 100644
--- a/release-please/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/release-please/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.2.2](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/github-actions-workflows/compare/release-please-v2.2.1...release-please-v2.2.2) (2026-10-05)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **release-please:** set explicit token permissions ([#185](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/github-actions-workflows/issues/185)) ([d025cd1](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/github-actions-workflows/commit/d025cd1528b268fc3f879e240652c97318f04350))
+
 ## [2.2.1](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/github-actions-workflows/compare/release-please-v2.2.0...release-please-v2.2.1) (2026-09-04)
 
 
diff --git a/release-please/version.txt b/release-please/version.txt
index c043eea..b1b25a5 100644
--- a/release-please/version.txt
+++ b/release-please/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.2.1
+2.2.2