diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b1dcc75..daae3ef 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## [0.2.2] - 2024-05-17
+- Fixed a bug where optional properties were not excluded from the required list.
+
 ## [0.2.1] - 2024-05-06
 - Run JSON Schema validations using ActiveModel's validations.
 
diff --git a/lib/easy_talk/version.rb b/lib/easy_talk/version.rb
index 39633bb..6e9d9c7 100644
--- a/lib/easy_talk/version.rb
+++ b/lib/easy_talk/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module EasyTalk
-  VERSION = '0.2.1'
+  VERSION = '0.2.2'
 end