diff --git a/Config/AppVersion.xcconfig b/Config/AppVersion.xcconfig
index 64366834e..3fe634b3f 100644
--- a/Config/AppVersion.xcconfig
+++ b/Config/AppVersion.xcconfig
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@
 //
 
 // Version
-MARKETING_VERSION = 1.8.0
-CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 1.8.0
+MARKETING_VERSION = 1.8.1
+CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 1.8.1
diff --git a/Podfile b/Podfile
index c98ddb10c..523f61fc5 100644
--- a/Podfile
+++ b/Podfile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use_frameworks!
 # - `{ :specHash => {sdk spec hash}` to depend on specific pod options (:git => …, :podspec => …) for MatrixSDK repo. Used by Fastfile during CI
 #
 # Warning: our internal tooling depends on the name of this variable name, so be sure not to change it
-$matrixSDKVersion = '= 0.22.0'
+$matrixSDKVersion = '= 0.22.1'
 # $matrixSDKVersion = :local
 # $matrixSDKVersion = { :branch => 'develop'}
 # $matrixSDKVersion = { :specHash => { git: 'https://git.io/fork123', branch: 'fix' } }
diff --git a/changelog.d/x-nolink-0.change b/changelog.d/x-nolink-0.change
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4af6c5a64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/x-nolink-0.change
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Upgrade MatrixSDK version ([v0.22.1](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-ios-sdk/releases/tag/v0.22.1)).
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