diff --git a/doc/release_notes/0_22_2.md b/doc/release_notes/0_22_2.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e8a23fb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/release_notes/0_22_2.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# 0.22.1
+
+## Chore
+
+Checking response class before calling `.status`, as this was being called in some places on error responses, thereby triggering the deprecation warning.
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diff --git a/lib/httpx/version.rb b/lib/httpx/version.rb
index a145a15f..e371719c 100644
--- a/lib/httpx/version.rb
+++ b/lib/httpx/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module HTTPX
-  VERSION = "0.22.1"
+  VERSION = "0.22.2"
 end