diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 801c5f2..48f10be 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [5.2.2] - 2023-09-03
+
+Initialize the monotonic factory with the minimum timestamp.
+
 ## [5.2.1] - 2023-07-27
 
 - Add factory methods that accept a `LongSuplier` that returns the current time in milliseconds. (by Michele Sollecito) #27
@@ -310,7 +314,8 @@ Project created as an alternative Java implementation of [ULID spec](https://git
 -   Added `LICENSE`
 -   Added test cases
 
-[unreleased]: https://github.com/f4b6a3/ulid-creator/compare/ulid-creator-5.2.1...HEAD
+[unreleased]: https://github.com/f4b6a3/ulid-creator/compare/ulid-creator-5.2.2...HEAD
+[5.2.2]: https://github.com/f4b6a3/ulid-creator/compare/ulid-creator-5.2.1...ulid-creator-5.2.2
 [5.2.1]: https://github.com/f4b6a3/ulid-creator/compare/ulid-creator-5.2.0...ulid-creator-5.2.1
 [5.2.0]: https://github.com/f4b6a3/ulid-creator/compare/ulid-creator-5.1.0...ulid-creator-5.2.0
 [5.1.0]: https://github.com/f4b6a3/ulid-creator/compare/ulid-creator-5.0.2...ulid-creator-5.1.0
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ecad9ee..34cfc6b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Add these lines to your `pom.xml`.
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.github.f4b6a3</groupId>
   <artifactId>ulid-creator</artifactId>
-  <version>5.2.1</version>
+  <version>5.2.2</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 See more options in [maven.org](https://search.maven.org/artifact/com.github.f4b6a3/ulid-creator).