diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 58190f2..006a6d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 
 name: Build
 
+env:
+  FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24: 'true'
+
 on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d236698..b3ea95a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 
 name: Release
 
+env:
+  FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24: 'true'
+
 on:
   push:
     tags: ['v*']
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b225358..951c68e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ e il progetto aderisce al [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.h
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [2.2.1] — 2026-05-02
+
+### Added
+- Linux CI jobs for the GitHub `build` and `release` workflows using the MinGW-w64 cross-build path
+
+### Changed
+- GitHub Actions workflows now opt into Node 24 for JavaScript-based actions to avoid Node 20 deprecation warnings
+
 ## [2.1.0] — 2026-04-30
 
 ### Added
@@ -36,7 +44,8 @@ e il progetto aderisce al [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.h
 - CI/CD via GitHub Actions (mirror automatico Gitea → GitHub)
 - Documentazione completa (README, CONTRIBUTING, SECURITY)
 
-[Unreleased]: https://gitea.emulab.it/Simone/nsis-plugin-ns7zip/compare/v2.1.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://gitea.emulab.it/Simone/nsis-plugin-ns7zip/compare/v2.2.1...HEAD
+[2.2.1]: https://gitea.emulab.it/Simone/nsis-plugin-ns7zip/compare/v2.2.0...v2.2.1
 [2.1.0]: https://gitea.emulab.it/Simone/nsis-plugin-ns7zip/compare/v2.0.1...v2.1.0
 [2.0.1]: https://gitea.emulab.it/Simone/nsis-plugin-ns7zip/compare/v2.0.0...v2.0.1
 [2.0.0]: https://gitea.emulab.it/Simone/nsis-plugin-ns7zip/releases/tag/v2.0.0
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ccbccc3..c043eea 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.2.0
+2.2.1