diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.txt b/RELEASE_NOTES.txt
index 1346220..faffc67 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.txt
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
-Changes since 4.2.1
+Release 4.2.2 
+-------------------
+
+HttpClient 4.2.2 (GA) is a bug fix release that addresses a number of issues reported since 
+release 4.2.1.
+
+Users of HttpClient 4.2 are advised to upgrade.
+
+Changelog
+-------------------
 
 * [HTTPCLIENT-1248]: Default and lax redirect strategies should not convert requests redirected 
   with 307 status to GET method.  
diff --git a/fluent-hc/pom.xml b/fluent-hc/pom.xml
index f1c9cc4..c8a7dd9 100644
--- a/fluent-hc/pom.xml
+++ b/fluent-hc/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
     <artifactId>httpcomponents-client</artifactId>
-    <version>4.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.2.2</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>fluent-hc</artifactId>
   <name>Fluent HttpClient</name>
diff --git a/httpclient-benchmark/pom.xml b/httpclient-benchmark/pom.xml
index 8fc8523..9a7f4f8 100644
--- a/httpclient-benchmark/pom.xml
+++ b/httpclient-benchmark/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
     <artifactId>httpcomponents-client</artifactId>
-    <version>4.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.2.2</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>httpclient-benchmark</artifactId>
   <name>HttpClient Benchmarks</name>
diff --git a/httpclient-cache/pom.xml b/httpclient-cache/pom.xml
index ed67635..a7e4b6d 100644
--- a/httpclient-cache/pom.xml
+++ b/httpclient-cache/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
     <artifactId>httpcomponents-client</artifactId>
-    <version>4.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.2.2</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>httpclient-cache</artifactId>
   <name>HttpClient Cache</name>
diff --git a/httpclient-contrib/pom.xml b/httpclient-contrib/pom.xml
index 73344f6..a7d0aa7 100644
--- a/httpclient-contrib/pom.xml
+++ b/httpclient-contrib/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
     <artifactId>httpcomponents-client</artifactId>
-    <version>4.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.2.2</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>httpclient-contrib</artifactId>
   <name>HttpClient Contrib</name>
diff --git a/httpclient-osgi/pom.xml b/httpclient-osgi/pom.xml
index c4e7e0c..38ed945 100644
--- a/httpclient-osgi/pom.xml
+++ b/httpclient-osgi/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
     <artifactId>httpcomponents-client</artifactId>
-    <version>4.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.2.2</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>httpclient-osgi</artifactId>
   <name>HttpClient OSGi bundle</name>
diff --git a/httpclient/pom.xml b/httpclient/pom.xml
index a88f235..670a3ce 100644
--- a/httpclient/pom.xml
+++ b/httpclient/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
     <artifactId>httpcomponents-client</artifactId>
-    <version>4.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.2.2</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
   <name>HttpClient</name>
diff --git a/httpmime/pom.xml b/httpmime/pom.xml
index 02641e8..3a81381 100644
--- a/httpmime/pom.xml
+++ b/httpmime/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
     <artifactId>httpcomponents-client</artifactId>
-    <version>4.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.2.2</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>httpmime</artifactId>
   <name>HttpMime</name>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 91c0c10..273eaa2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>httpcomponents-client</artifactId>
   <name>HttpComponents Client</name>
-  <version>4.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.2.2</version>
   <description>Apache HttpComponents Client is a library of components for building client side HTTP services</description>
   <url>http://hc.apache.org/httpcomponents-client</url>
   <inceptionYear>1999</inceptionYear>
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@
   </issueManagement>
 
   <scm>
-    <connection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpcomponents/httpclient/trunk</connection>
-    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpcomponents/httpclient/trunk</developerConnection>
-    <url>https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpcomponents/httpclient/trunk</url>
+    <connection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpcomponents/httpclient/tags/4.2.2</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpcomponents/httpclient/tags/4.2.2</developerConnection>
+    <url>https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpcomponents/httpclient/tags/4.2.2</url>
   </scm>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/src/site/apt/download.apt b/src/site/apt/download.apt
index 7d3d697..eb2af9b 100644
--- a/src/site/apt/download.apt
+++ b/src/site/apt/download.apt
@@ -42,46 +42,46 @@
     in your {{{http://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-the-pom.html}pom.xml}} 
     by adding the following block to the dependency descriptor:
 
-* {HttpComponents Client 4.2.1}
+* {HttpComponents Client 4.2.2}
 
 -------------------------
   <dependency>
     <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
     <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
-    <version>4.2.1</version>
+    <version>4.2.2</version>
     <scope>compile</scope>
   </dependency>
 -------------------------
 
-* {HttpComponents HttpMime 4.2.1}
+* {HttpComponents HttpMime 4.2.2}
 
 -------------------------
   <dependency>
     <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
     <artifactId>httpmime</artifactId>
-    <version>4.2.1</version>
+    <version>4.2.2</version>
     <scope>compile</scope>
   </dependency>
 -------------------------
 
-* {HttpComponents HttpClient Cache 4.2.1}
+* {HttpComponents HttpClient Cache 4.2.2}
 
 -------------------------
   <dependency>
     <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
     <artifactId>httpclient-cache</artifactId>
-    <version>4.2.1</version>
+    <version>4.2.2</version>
     <scope>compile</scope>
   </dependency>
 -------------------------
 
-* {HttpComponents HttpClient Fluent 4.2.1}
+* {HttpComponents HttpClient Fluent 4.2.2}
 
 -------------------------
   <dependency>
     <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
     <artifactId>fluent-hc</artifactId>
-    <version>4.2.1</version>
+    <version>4.2.2</version>
     <scope>compile</scope>
   </dependency>
 -------------------------