diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 9485046..3a3df6f 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.2.3"
+  ".": "2.2.4"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 65308a9..0896793 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.2.4](https://github.com/MapColonies/GpkgMerger/compare/v2.2.3...v2.2.4) (2026-10-15)
+
+
+### Performance Improvements
+
+* **gpkg:** connection reuse + prepared bulk-insert + keyset paging (MAPCO-11320) ([#255](https://github.com/MapColonies/GpkgMerger/issues/255)) ([023d0b3](https://github.com/MapColonies/GpkgMerger/commit/023d0b3a7f63825d7f45a02549e713f2c08e412c))
+* **image:** remove per-pixel allocs + redundant merged-image copy (MAPCO-11321) ([#256](https://github.com/MapColonies/GpkgMerger/issues/256)) ([ececf03](https://github.com/MapColonies/GpkgMerger/commit/ececf03077b85ae415306be75315163015cb039f))
+
 ## [2.2.3](https://github.com/MapColonies/GpkgMerger/compare/v2.2.2...v2.2.3) (2026-05-19)
 
 
diff --git a/helm/Chart.yaml b/helm/Chart.yaml
index 272ddac..aa9641a 100644
--- a/helm/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: gpkg-merger
 description: A Helm chart for gpkg-merger service
 type: application
-version: 2.2.3
-appVersion: 2.2.3
+version: 2.2.4
+appVersion: 2.2.4
 dependencies:
   - name: mclabels
     version: 1.0.1