diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 994d5f0e73..61e343d089 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,24 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.21.2 - 2022-04-27
+### Additions
+- [deviantart] implement `pagination` option ([#2488](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/2488))
+- [pixiv] implement `background` option ([#623](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/623), [#1124](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/1124), [#2495](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/2495))
+- [postprocessor:ugoira] report ffmpeg/mkvmerge errors ([#2487](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/2487))
+### Fixes
+- [cyberdrop] match cyberdrop.to URLs ([#2496](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/2496))
+- [e621] fix 403 errors ([#2533](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/2533))
+- [issuu] fix extraction ([#2483](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/2483))
+- [mangadex] download from available chapters despite `externalUrl` ([#2503](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/2503))
+- [photovogue] update domain and api endpoint ([#2494](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/2494))
+- [sexcom] add fallback for empty files ([#2485](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/2485))
+- [twitter] improve syndication video selection ([#2354](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/2354))
+- [twitter] fix various syndication issues ([#2499](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/2499), [#2354](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/2354))
+- [weibo] fix infinite retries for deleted accounts ([#2521](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/2521))
+- [vk] fix extraction ([#2512](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/2512))
+- [postprocessor:ugoira] use compatible paths with mkvmerge ([#2487](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/2487))
+- [postprocessor:ugoira] do not auto-select the `image2` demuxer ([#2492](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/2492))
+
 ## 1.21.1 - 2022-04-08
 ### Additions
 - [gofile] add gofile.io extractor ([#2364](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/2364))
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index a9dfe1150a..acdf738384 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ Standalone Executable
 Prebuilt executable files with a Python interpreter and
 required Python packages included are available for
 
-- `Windows <https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/releases/download/v1.21.1/gallery-dl.exe>`__
-- `Linux   <https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/releases/download/v1.21.1/gallery-dl.bin>`__
+- `Windows <https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/releases/download/v1.21.2/gallery-dl.exe>`__
+- `Linux   <https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/releases/download/v1.21.2/gallery-dl.bin>`__
 
 | Executables build from the latest commit can be found at
 | https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/actions/workflows/executables.yml
diff --git a/gallery_dl/version.py b/gallery_dl/version.py
index 5835040246..624f2888ac 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/version.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/version.py
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation.
 
-__version__ = "1.21.2-dev"
+__version__ = "1.21.2"