diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1c00e478b..98de173b5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,27 @@
+## [22.9.0] - 04/01/2023 
+
+### Bots
+
+* Remove Bot Groups Functionality ([#3165](https://github.com/EQEmu/Server/pull/3165)) @Aeadoin 2023-04-01
+
+### Code
+
+* Cleanup excessive type casting: string -> char * -> string ([#3169](https://github.com/EQEmu/Server/pull/3169)) @Aeadoin 2023-04-01
+
+### Crash
+
+* Add Checks for valid pointers or fix existing. ([#3164](https://github.com/EQEmu/Server/pull/3164)) @Aeadoin 2023-04-01
+* Fix out of bound arrays, other potential crashes ([#3166](https://github.com/EQEmu/Server/pull/3166)) @Aeadoin 2023-04-01
+
+### Fixes
+
+* Correct SE_SlayUndead & SE_HeadShotLevel limit Value when applied. ([#3171](https://github.com/EQEmu/Server/pull/3171)) @Aeadoin 2023-04-01
+* Prevent VerifyGroup from setting OOZ membername to Null character. ([#3168](https://github.com/EQEmu/Server/pull/3168)) @Aeadoin 2023-04-01
+
+### Quest API
+
+* Add missing Luabind definitions to lua_general.cpp ([#3167](https://github.com/EQEmu/Server/pull/3167)) @Kinglykrab 2023-04-01
+
 ## [22.8.2] - 03/30/2023 
 
 ### Code
diff --git a/common/version.h b/common/version.h
index e546e01a0..d9671ae7a 100644
--- a/common/version.h
+++ b/common/version.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 // Build variables
 // these get injected during the build pipeline
-#define CURRENT_VERSION "22.8.2-dev" // always append -dev to the current version for custom-builds
+#define CURRENT_VERSION "22.9.0-dev" // always append -dev to the current version for custom-builds
 #define LOGIN_VERSION "0.8.0"
 #define COMPILE_DATE    __DATE__
 #define COMPILE_TIME    __TIME__
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 81933c2f8..879cd6ed0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "eqemu-server",
-  "version": "22.8.2",
+  "version": "22.9.0",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/EQEmu/Server.git"