diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..662cbfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Changelog
+
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
+and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
+
+## [Unreleased]
+
+## [1.22.1](https://github.com/security-union/yew-websocket/compare/v1.22.0...v1.22.1) - 2026-02-09
+
+### Fixed
+
+- remove self-referencing .gitignore entry ([#19](https://github.com/security-union/yew-websocket/pull/19))
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ed8ba22..637ec3d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "yew-websocket"
-version = "1.22.0"
+version = "1.22.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bincode",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ad75fe3..69db66d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "yew-websocket"
-version = "1.22.0"
+version = "1.22.1"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT"
 publish = true