diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 36976f4..9e63822 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to this project are documented here. The format follows
 [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/); this project adheres to
 [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.2.2](https://github.com/SecurityRonin/blob-decoder/compare/blob-decoder-v0.2.1...blob-decoder-v0.2.2) - 2026-08-09
+
+### Fixed
+
+- *(gitignore)* unanchor the target rule so nested cargo projects are ignored
+
 ## [0.2.1](https://github.com/SecurityRonin/blob-decoder/compare/blob-decoder-v0.2.0...blob-decoder-v0.2.1) - 2026-08-07
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e756308..77a804b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ checksum = "72b3254f16251a8381aa12e40e3c4d2f0199f8c6508fbecb9d91f575e0fbb8c6"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "blob-decoder"
-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.2.2"
 dependencies = [
  "base64",
  "clap",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2ea8c07..1f5f9e0 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "blob-decoder"
-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.2.2"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.88.0"
 license = "Apache-2.0"