diff --git a/cmd/probod/CHANGELOG.md b/cmd/probod/CHANGELOG.md
index 42d755579..16e065514 100644
--- a/cmd/probod/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/cmd/probod/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to `probod` (the server, including the bundled `@probo/conso
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## [0.222.1] - 2026-07-01
+
+### Changed
+
+- String configuration defaults now come from `probod`'s built-in values when the corresponding environment variable is unset, ensuring bootstrap-generated and directly-configured deployments use the same defaults
+
 ## [0.222.0] - 2026-06-30
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/cmd/probod/VERSION b/cmd/probod/VERSION
index 8fda9d1f0..8c0e7aefc 100644
--- a/cmd/probod/VERSION
+++ b/cmd/probod/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.222.0
+0.222.1