diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cde9767..6d8df0a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.2.2] - 2021-09-17
+### Fixed
+- root check
+
 ## [1.2.1] - 2021-09-17
 ### Fixed
 - Bug in "follow" action
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 102707e..ee2657b 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Maintainer: Joe Hillenbrand (joehillen) <joehillen@gmail.com>
 
 pkgname=sysz
-pkgver=1.2.1
+pkgver=1.2.2
 pkgrel=0
 pkgdesc="fzf terminal UI for systemctl"
 arch=("any")
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a1e8191..1726c87 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ A [fzf](https://github.com/junegunn/fzf) terminal UI for systemctl
 
 # Features
 
-VERSION: 1.2.1
+VERSION: 1.2.2
 
 - See and filter both system and user units simultaneously
 - Supports all units types
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 6085e94..23aa839 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.2.1
+1.2.2
diff --git a/sysz b/sysz
index 7713595..e413d82 100755
--- a/sysz
+++ b/sysz
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set -f # disable globbing
 shopt -s lastpipe
 
-SYSZ_VERSION=1.2.1
+SYSZ_VERSION=1.2.2
 
 SYSZ_HISTORY=${SYSZ_HISTORY:-${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-~/.cache}/sysz/history}