diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a54efe95e8..56a1d0119a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,21 @@
 
+# 17.22.0 (2025-01-06)
+
+## What's Changed
+* Update changelog by @ct-sdks in https://github.com/commercetools/commercetools-sdk-java-v2/pull/782
+* Update generated SDKs by @ct-sdks in https://github.com/commercetools/commercetools-sdk-java-v2/pull/783
+* Update generated SDKs by @ct-sdks in https://github.com/commercetools/commercetools-sdk-java-v2/pull/785
+* Update generated SDKs by @ct-sdks in https://github.com/commercetools/commercetools-sdk-java-v2/pull/786
+* Update generated SDKs by @ct-sdks in https://github.com/commercetools/commercetools-sdk-java-v2/pull/787
+* Update generated SDKs by @ct-sdks in https://github.com/commercetools/commercetools-sdk-java-v2/pull/788
+* Bump cross-spawn from 7.0.3 to 7.0.6 by @dependabot in https://github.com/commercetools/commercetools-sdk-java-v2/pull/758
+* fix(deps): update all dependencies by @renovate in https://github.com/commercetools/commercetools-sdk-java-v2/pull/666
+
+## New Contributors
+* @dependabot made their first contribution in https://github.com/commercetools/commercetools-sdk-java-v2/pull/758
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/commercetools/commercetools-sdk-java-v2/compare/17.21.0...17.22.0
+
 # 17.21.0 (2024-12-19)
 
 ## What's Changed
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9a41ca2d8b..aeb6777a9a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ The latest stable SDK release can be retrieved from [Maven Central](https://sear
 ```gradle
 ext {
     versions = [
-        commercetools: "17.21.0"
+        commercetools: "17.22.0"
     ]
 }
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 ```maven
 <properties>
-    <commercetools.version>17.21.0</commercetools.version>
+    <commercetools.version>17.22.0</commercetools.version>
 </properties>
 <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/examples/maven-okhttp3/pom.xml b/examples/maven-okhttp3/pom.xml
index 8398e2fe05..d698c497bd 100644
--- a/examples/maven-okhttp3/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/maven-okhttp3/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         </plugins>
     </build>
     <properties>
-        <commercetools.version>17.21.0</commercetools.version>
+        <commercetools.version>17.22.0</commercetools.version>
     </properties>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/examples/maven-okhttp4/pom.xml b/examples/maven-okhttp4/pom.xml
index eb5b6db948..23f3c8ade7 100644
--- a/examples/maven-okhttp4/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/maven-okhttp4/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         </plugins>
     </build>
     <properties>
-        <commercetools.version>17.21.0</commercetools.version>
+        <commercetools.version>17.22.0</commercetools.version>
     </properties>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/examples/spring-datadog-statsd/build.gradle b/examples/spring-datadog-statsd/build.gradle
index 10be62552c..17809b7a14 100644
--- a/examples/spring-datadog-statsd/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/spring-datadog-statsd/build.gradle
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ repositories {
 
 ext {
     versions = [
-            commercetools: "17.21.0",
+            commercetools: "17.22.0",
     ]
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/spring-datadog/build.gradle b/examples/spring-datadog/build.gradle
index 31f4c28b84..e651293534 100644
--- a/examples/spring-datadog/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/spring-datadog/build.gradle
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ repositories {
 
 ext {
     versions = [
-            commercetools: "17.21.0",
+            commercetools: "17.22.0",
     ]
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/spring-dynatrace-oneagent/build.gradle b/examples/spring-dynatrace-oneagent/build.gradle
index eaeb74a20a..c52af62de2 100644
--- a/examples/spring-dynatrace-oneagent/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/spring-dynatrace-oneagent/build.gradle
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ repositories {
 
 ext {
     versions = [
-            commercetools: "17.21.0",
+            commercetools: "17.22.0",
     ]
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/spring-newrelic/build.gradle b/examples/spring-newrelic/build.gradle
index 5b42e397ec..7fc8df3853 100644
--- a/examples/spring-newrelic/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/spring-newrelic/build.gradle
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ repositories {
 
 ext {
     versions = [
-            commercetools: "17.21.0",
+            commercetools: "17.22.0",
             newrelic: "8.16.0"
     ]
 }
diff --git a/examples/spring-otel/build.gradle b/examples/spring-otel/build.gradle
index 6efb483a4c..0be475c335 100644
--- a/examples/spring-otel/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/spring-otel/build.gradle
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ repositories {
 
 ext {
     versions = [
-            commercetools: "17.21.0",
+            commercetools: "17.22.0",
     ]
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/spring/build.gradle b/examples/spring/build.gradle
index b2960eaa9b..db4c7390f5 100644
--- a/examples/spring/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/spring/build.gradle
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ spotless {
 
 ext {
     versions = [
-        commercetools: "17.21.0"
+        commercetools: "17.22.0"
     ]
 }
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 173013f136..4d278aa842 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#Thu Dec 19 10:38:06 UTC 2024
+#Mon Jan 06 14:55:36 UTC 2025
 kotlinVersion=1.5.30
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m
-version=17.22.0-SNAPSHOT
+version=17.23.0-SNAPSHOT
diff --git a/reference.txt b/reference.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 12112e2571..0000000000
--- a/reference.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-55ee33c4d18af345c4e89be226286c56c187a878