diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index bdcd462..ed7b4d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - 'main'
+      - 'test-*'
+      - 'release-*'
     tags-ignore:
-      - 'v*'
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - 'main'
+      - '*'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -37,10 +36,22 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
       - name: Latest release
         id: release
+        shell: bash
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           VERSION=$(gh release view --json tagName -q '.tagName')
+          
+          branch=${{ github.ref_name }}
+          prefix="release-"
+          if [[ "${branch}" =~ ^$prefix.*  ]]; then
+            VERSION=${branch#"$prefix"}
+          fi
+          
+          if [ "${{ github.event.inputs.version }}" != "" ]; then
+            VERSION="${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
+          fi
+          
           echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Setup Flux
         uses: fluxcd/flux2/action@5c5c15ea212b8f029a110f9975851d25c8272695 #v2.2.2
@@ -54,13 +65,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Flux
         id: install
         run: |
-          VERSION="${{ steps.release.outputs.version }}"
-          
-          if [ "${{ github.event.inputs.version }}" != "" ]; then
-            VERSION="${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
-          fi
-          echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          
           kubectl create ns flux-system
           
           flux create secret oci flux-enterprise-auth \
@@ -68,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
           --username=${{ github.actor }} \
           --password=${{ secrets.GHCR_READONLY }}
           
-          flux install --version=${VERSION} \
+          flux install \
           --components-extra="image-reflector-controller,image-automation-controller" \
           --registry=ghcr.io/controlplaneio-fluxcd/${{ matrix.variant }} \
           --image-pull-secret=flux-enterprise-auth
@@ -76,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
         run: kubectl -n flux-system get deployments.apps -o yaml | grep ${{ matrix.variant }}
       - name: Setup cluster reconciliation
         env:
-          FLUX_VERSION: ${{ steps.install.outputs.version }}
+          FLUX_VERSION: ${{ steps.release.outputs.version }}
         shell: bash
         run: |
           flux create source git flux-system \
diff --git a/releases/release-v2.2.md b/releases/release-v2.2.md
index ff60aef..182e4f8 100644
--- a/releases/release-v2.2.md
+++ b/releases/release-v2.2.md
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
   - [ga](#general-availability-ga)
   - [beta](#beta-preview)
   - [promotions](#promotions)
+- [v2.2.1](#v221)
+  - [standard](#standard-v221)
+  - [FIPS-compliant](#fips-compliant-v221)
 - [v2.2.0](#v220)
   - [standard](#standard-v220)
   - [FIPS-compliant](#fips-compliant-v220)
@@ -41,6 +44,49 @@
 | Provider    | **v1beta3** | v1beta2            | `notification.toolkit.fluxcd.io` |
 | HelmRelease | **v2beta2** | v2beta2            | `helm.toolkit.fluxcd.io`         |
 
+
+## v2.2.1
+
+Upstream changelog: [fluxcd/flux2 v2.2.1](https://github.com/fluxcd/flux2/releases/tag/v2.2.1)
+
+### Standard v2.2.1
+
+#### Flux Controllers
+
+| Controller                                                         | Version | Architectures |
+|:-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------------|
+| `ghcr.io/controlplaneio-fluxcd/alpine/source-controller`           | v1.2.3  | amd64 / arm64 |
+| `ghcr.io/controlplaneio-fluxcd/alpine/kustomize-controller`        | v1.2.1  | amd64 / arm64 |
+| `ghcr.io/controlplaneio-fluxcd/alpine/helm-controller`             | v0.37.1 | amd64 / arm64 |
+| `ghcr.io/controlplaneio-fluxcd/alpine/notification-controller`     | v1.2.3  | amd64 / arm64 |
+| `ghcr.io/controlplaneio-fluxcd/alpine/image-reflector-controller`  | v0.31.1 | amd64 / arm64 |
+| `ghcr.io/controlplaneio-fluxcd/alpine/image-automation-controller` | v0.37.0 | amd64 / arm64 |
+
+#### Flux Manifests
+
+| OCI Artifact                                          | Version |
+|:------------------------------------------------------|---------|
+| `ghcr.io/controlplaneio-fluxcd/alpine/flux-manifests` | v2.2.1  |
+
+### FIPS-compliant v2.2.1
+
+#### Flux Controllers
+
+| Controller                                                              | Version | Architectures |
+|:------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------------|
+| `ghcr.io/controlplaneio-fluxcd/distroless/source-controller`            | v1.2.3  | amd64 / arm64 |
+| `ghcr.io/controlplaneio-fluxcd/distroless/kustomize-controller`         | v1.2.1  | amd64 / arm64 |
+| `ghcr.io/controlplaneio-fluxcd/distroless/helm-controller`              | v0.37.1 | amd64 / arm64 |
+| `ghcr.io/controlplaneio-fluxcd/distroless/notification-controller`      | v1.2.3  | amd64 / arm64 |
+| `ghcr.io/controlplaneio-fluxcd/distroless/image-reflector-controller`   | v0.31.1 | amd64 / arm64 |
+| `ghcr.io/controlplaneio-fluxcd/distroless/image-automation-controller`  | v0.37.0 | amd64 / arm64 |
+
+#### Flux Manifests
+
+| OCI Artifact                                               | Version |
+|:-----------------------------------------------------------|---------|
+| `ghcr.io/controlplaneio-fluxcd/distroless/flux-manifests`  | v2.2.1  |
+
 ## v2.2.0
 
 Upstream changelog: [fluxcd/flux2 v2.2.0](https://github.com/fluxcd/flux2/releases/tag/v2.2.0)