diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 8fba4f06f..a43fc0d8f 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 
 Changelog
 =========
+--------------------
+3.22.1 (2025-04-17)
+--------------------
+- Added dependency on packaging `>=24.2,<25.0`
+
 --------------------
 3.22.0 (2025-04-14)
 --------------------
diff --git a/ebcli/__init__.py b/ebcli/__init__.py
index 6dd207529..7cef76724 100644
--- a/ebcli/__init__.py
+++ b/ebcli/__init__.py
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@
 # distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF
 # ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific
 # language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
-__version__ = '3.22.0'
+__version__ = '3.22.1'
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index dbc428570..55be5f9a9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ termcolor>=2.4.0,<3
 wcwidth>=0.2.13,<0.3
 PyYAML>=5.3.1,<6.1 # use the same range that 'aws-cli' uses
 urllib3>=1.26.5,<2
+packaging>=24.2,<25.0