diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 8e8ecd1a72..59ae8f15ce 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,36 @@
+2022.02, released March 8th, 2022
+
+	Various fixes.
+
+	Fixes to cargo and golang packaging infrastructure.
+
+	Defconfigs: OrangePi RK3399: Fix genimage format
+
+	Updated/fixed packages: azure-iot-sdk-c, bpftool, cog,
+	directfb, directfb-examples, dnsmasq, docker-engine, expat,
+	freerdp, frr, gdb, ghostscript, glib-networking, go, haproxy,
+	hostapd, kf5-extra-cmake-modules, kf5-kcoreaddons,
+	kf5-modemmanager-qt, kf5-networkmanager-qt, libcamera-apps,
+	libgee, libglfw, librstp, libtorrent, libvirt, libxslt, linux,
+	mariadb, oprofile, osm2pgsql, pulseview, python-cryptography,
+	python-gnupg, python-treq, qt5base, qt5webkit, rauc, re2,
+	rygel, safeclib, sconeserver, seatd, sord, upmpdcli,
+	util-linux, weston, wpa_supplicant, xdriver_xf86-video-mach64,
+	xdriver_xf86-video-nouveau, xdriver_xf86-video-qxl,
+	xscreensaver, zabbix
+
+	New packages: gdk-pixbuf-xlib
+
+	Removed packages: python-pycli
+
+	Issues resolved (http://bugs.uclibc.org):
+
+	#13126: make fails - bzip2-1.0.6.tar.gz and DirectFB-1.7.7.tar..
+	#14611: 2022.02-rc2: Build of BR2_x86_64 with BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_..
+	#14631: host-go-bootstrap: go not being built for package in ..
+	#14636: azure-iot-sdk-c: Installed headers do not compile
+	#14641: oprofile can not find the events files
+
 2022.02-rc3, released February 28th, 2022
 
 	Fixes all over the tree.
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4f693d40a9..71f8096b71 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ all:
 .PHONY: all
 
 # Set and export the version string
-export BR2_VERSION := 2022.02-rc3
+export BR2_VERSION := 2022.02
 # Actual time the release is cut (for reproducible builds)
-BR2_VERSION_EPOCH = 1646083800
+BR2_VERSION_EPOCH = 1646777000
 
 # Save running make version since it's clobbered by the make package
 RUNNING_MAKE_VERSION := $(MAKE_VERSION)
diff --git a/docs/website/download.html b/docs/website/download.html
index 891221e155..18a9254cbf 100644
--- a/docs/website/download.html
+++ b/docs/website/download.html
@@ -8,40 +8,40 @@
     <div class="panel-heading">Download</div>
     <div class="panel-body">
 
-      <h3 style="text-align: center;">Latest long term support release: <b>2021.02.10</b></h3>
+      <h3 style="text-align: center;">Latest stable / long term support release: <b>2022.02</b></h3>
 
       <div class="row mt centered">
 	<div class="col-sm-6">
 	  <div class="flip-container center-block" ontouchstart="this.classList.toggle('hover');">
 	    <div class="flipper">
 	      <div class="front">
-		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2021.02.10.tar.gz"><img src="images/zip.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
+		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2022.02.tar.gz"><img src="images/zip.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
 	      </div>
 	      <div class="back">
-		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2021.02.10.tar.gz"><img src="images/zip.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
+		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2022.02.tar.gz"><img src="images/zip.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
 	      </div>
 	    </div>
 	  </div>
-	  <h3><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2021.02.10.tar.gz">buildroot-2021.02.10.tar.gz</a></h3>
-	  <p><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2021.02.10.tar.gz.sign">PGP signature</a></p>
+	  <h3><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2022.02.tar.gz">buildroot-2022.02.tar.gz</a></h3>
+	  <p><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2022.02.tar.gz.sign">PGP signature</a></p>
 	</div>
 	<div class="col-sm-6">
 	  <div class="flip-container center-block" ontouchstart="this.classList.toggle('hover');">
 	    <div class="flipper">
 	      <div class="front">
-		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2021.02.10.tar.bz2"><img src="images/package.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
+		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2022.02.tar.xz"><img src="images/package.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
 	      </div>
 	      <div class="back">
-		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2021.02.10.tar.bz2"><img src="images/package.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
+		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2022.02.tar.xz"><img src="images/package.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
 	      </div>
 	    </div>
 	  </div>
 
-	  <h3><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2021.02.10.tar.bz2">buildroot-2021.02.10.tar.bz2</a></h3>
-	  <p><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2021.02.10.tar.bz2.sign">PGP signature</a></p>
+	  <h3><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2022.02.tar.xz">buildroot-2022.02.tar.xz</a></h3>
+	  <p><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2022.02.tar.xz.sign">PGP signature</a></p>
 	</div>
       </div>
-
+<!--
       <h3 style="text-align: center;">Latest stable release: <b>2021.11.2</b></h3>
 
       <div class="row mt centered">
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 	  <p><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2022.02-rc3.tar.bz2.sign">PGP signature</a></p>
 	</div>
       </div>
-
+-->
       This and earlier releases (and their PGP signatures) can always be downloaded from
       <a href="/downloads/">http://buildroot.net/downloads/</a>.
     </div>
diff --git a/docs/website/news.html b/docs/website/news.html
index 88885a058f..de80a5f23d 100644
--- a/docs/website/news.html
+++ b/docs/website/news.html
@@ -9,6 +9,27 @@
 <h2>News</h2>
 <ul class="timeline">
 
+  <li>
+    <div class="timeline-badge"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-thumbs-up"></i></div>
+    <div class="timeline-panel">
+      <div class="timeline-heading">
+	<h4 class="timeline-title">2022.02 released</h4>
+	<p><small class="text-muted"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-time"></i>8 March 2022</small></p>
+      </div>
+      <div class="timeline-body">
+	<p>The stable 2022.02 release is out - Thanks to everyone
+	  contributing and testing the release candidates. See the
+	  <a href="http://git.buildroot.net/buildroot/plain/CHANGES?id=2022.02">CHANGES</a>
+	  file for more details
+	  and go to the <a href="/downloads/">downloads page</a> to pick up the
+	  <a href="/downloads/buildroot-2022.02.tar.xz">2022.02 release</a>.</p>
+
+	  <p>Notice that this is a long term support release which will be
+	  supported with security and other important fixes until March 2023.</p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </li>
+
   <li class="timeline-inverted">
     <div class="timeline-badge"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-thumbs-up"></i></div>
     <div class="timeline-panel">
diff --git a/support/misc/Vagrantfile b/support/misc/Vagrantfile
index 37981d7932..a5a0e3f41a 100644
--- a/support/misc/Vagrantfile
+++ b/support/misc/Vagrantfile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 # Buildroot version to use
-RELEASE='2021.11.2'
+RELEASE='2022.02'
 
 ### Change here for more memory/cores ###
 VM_MEMORY=2048