diff --git a/.github/workflows/deployment.yml b/.github/workflows/deployment.yml
index e0e2f384bf..a6525db765 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deployment.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deployment.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
     inputs:
       version:
         description: Version to be published
-        default: v1.21.0
+        default: v1.22.0
         required: false
       # create_release:
       #   description: Create the release even if publishing already happened
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e04b282bec..93c4157b0f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "zowe-explorer",
-  "version": "1.22.0-SNAPSHOT",
+  "version": "1.22.0",
   "description": "Monorepo for the Zowe Explorer project.",
   "publisher": "Zowe",
   "author": "Zowe",
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-zowe-explorer/package.json b/packages/eslint-plugin-zowe-explorer/package.json
index 34c9bda162..afd162cc06 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-zowe-explorer/package.json
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-zowe-explorer/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "eslint-plugin-zowe-explorer",
-  "version": "1.22.0-SNAPSHOT",
+  "version": "1.22.0",
   "description": "Custom ESLint Rules for ZOWE Explorer",
   "keywords": [
     "eslint",
diff --git a/packages/zowe-explorer-api/package.json b/packages/zowe-explorer-api/package.json
index 7dc10c1f38..05a51ab8ba 100644
--- a/packages/zowe-explorer-api/package.json
+++ b/packages/zowe-explorer-api/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zowe/zowe-explorer-api",
-  "version": "1.22.0-SNAPSHOT",
+  "version": "1.22.0",
   "description": "Extensibility API for Zowe Explorer.",
   "publisher": "Zowe",
   "author": "Zowe",
diff --git a/packages/zowe-explorer-ftp-extension/package.json b/packages/zowe-explorer-ftp-extension/package.json
index 1d2b89f0e0..29381179e8 100644
--- a/packages/zowe-explorer-ftp-extension/package.json
+++ b/packages/zowe-explorer-ftp-extension/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "author": "Zowe",
   "license": "EPL-2.0",
   "description": "Adds zFTP support to Zowe Explorer demonstrating how to extend the Zowe Explorer using its extensibility API.",
-  "version": "1.22.0-SNAPSHOT",
+  "version": "1.22.0",
   "icon": "resources/zowe_ftp_logo.png",
   "repository": {
     "url": "https://github.com/zowe/vscode-extension-for-zowe"
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "vscode": "^1.43.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@zowe/zowe-explorer-api": "1.22.0-SNAPSHOT",
+    "@zowe/zowe-explorer-api": "1.22.0",
     "@zowe/zos-ftp-for-zowe-cli": "1.5.0",
     "tmp": "0.2.1"
   },
diff --git a/packages/zowe-explorer/README.md b/packages/zowe-explorer/README.md
index 72c740b2fa..77c8f021b2 100644
--- a/packages/zowe-explorer/README.md
+++ b/packages/zowe-explorer/README.md
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ More information:
 ## What's new in Zowe Explorer 1.22.0
 
 > Zowe Explorer is compatible only with Theia 1.18.0 or higher.
+> Zowe Explorer could experience possible unexpected behaviors with the latest Theia releases.
 
 **Added**:
 
diff --git a/packages/zowe-explorer/package.json b/packages/zowe-explorer/package.json
index ebd25334da..d27ae724b3 100644
--- a/packages/zowe-explorer/package.json
+++ b/packages/zowe-explorer/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "vscode-extension-for-zowe",
   "displayName": "%displayName%",
   "description": "%description%",
-  "version": "1.22.0-SNAPSHOT",
+  "version": "1.22.0",
   "publisher": "Zowe",
   "author": "Zowe",
   "license": "EPL-2.0",
@@ -1703,7 +1703,7 @@
     "@types/promise-queue": "^2.2.0",
     "@types/selenium-webdriver": "^3.0.4",
     "@types/yargs": "^11.0.0",
-    "eslint-plugin-zowe-explorer": "1.22.0-SNAPSHOT",
+    "eslint-plugin-zowe-explorer": "1.22.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^2.31.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^2.31.0",
     "eslint": "^6.8.0",
@@ -1743,7 +1743,7 @@
     "webpack-cli": "^3.3.11"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@zowe/zowe-explorer-api": "1.22.0-SNAPSHOT",
+    "@zowe/zowe-explorer-api": "1.22.0",
     "fs-extra": "8.0.1",
     "isbinaryfile": "4.0.4",
     "js-yaml": "3.13.1",