diff --git a/.changelog/v22.0.1/dependencies/3519-bump-wasmvm b/.changelog/v22.0.1/dependencies/3519-bump-wasmvm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b5bb04245d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/v22.0.1/dependencies/3519-bump-wasmvm
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+- Bump [wasmvm](https://github.com/CosmWasm/wasmvm) to
+  [v2.1.5](https://github.com/CosmWasm/wasmvm/releases/tag/v2.1.5)
+  ([\#3519](https://github.com/cosmos/gaia/pull/3519))
diff --git a/.changelog/v22.0.1/dependencies/3523-bump-cometbft b/.changelog/v22.0.1/dependencies/3523-bump-cometbft
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..37021963ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/v22.0.1/dependencies/3523-bump-cometbft
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+- Bump [cometbft](https://github.com/cometbft/cometbft) to
+  [v0.38.17](https://github.com/cometbft/cometbft/releases/tag/v0.38.17)
+  ([\#3523](https://github.com/cosmos/gaia/pull/3523))
diff --git a/.changelog/v22.0.1/summary.md b/.changelog/v22.0.1/summary.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce31e8e7c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/v22.0.1/summary.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*February 7, 2025*
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6d4313c093..421fe7b5ba 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
+## v22.0.1
+
+*February 7, 2025*
+
+### DEPENDENCIES
+
+- Bump [wasmvm](https://github.com/CosmWasm/wasmvm) to
+  [v2.1.5](https://github.com/CosmWasm/wasmvm/releases/tag/v2.1.5)
+  ([\#3519](https://github.com/cosmos/gaia/pull/3519))
+- Bump [cometbft](https://github.com/cometbft/cometbft) to
+  [v0.38.17](https://github.com/cometbft/cometbft/releases/tag/v0.38.17)
+  ([\#3523](https://github.com/cosmos/gaia/pull/3523))
+
 ## v22.0.0
 
 *January 10, 2025*
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e21967e1fc..0bdb7ca157 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ distclean: clean
 ###############################################################################
 
 GO_VERSION := $(shell cat go.mod | grep -E 'go [0-9].[0-9]+' | cut -d ' ' -f 2)
-GORELEASER_IMAGE := ghcr.io/goreleaser/goreleaser-cross:v$(GO_VERSION)
+GORELEASER_IMAGE := ghcr.io/goreleaser/goreleaser-cross:v$(REQUIRE_GO_VERSION)
 COSMWASM_VERSION := $(shell go list -m github.com/CosmWasm/wasmvm/v2 | sed 's/.* //')
 
 # create tag and run goreleaser without publishing