diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 52a2af26c6..f7b13d0237 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ More information: https://h2database.com
 <dependency>
     <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
     <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.222</version>
+    <version>2.2.224</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/h2/pom.xml b/h2/pom.xml
index 24a1a66acf..7e223150a6 100644
--- a/h2/pom.xml
+++ b/h2/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
   <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
-  <version>2.2.222</version>
+  <version>2.2.224</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>H2 Database Engine</name>
   <url>https://h2database.com</url>
diff --git a/h2/src/docsrc/html/changelog.html b/h2/src/docsrc/html/changelog.html
index 93ada0175a..333d20fe16 100644
--- a/h2/src/docsrc/html/changelog.html
+++ b/h2/src/docsrc/html/changelog.html
@@ -25,13 +25,19 @@ <h2>Next Version (unreleased)</h2>
 </li>
 </ul>
 
+<h2>Version 2.2.224 (2023-09-17)</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Issue #3883 Performance regression in 2.2.222
+</li>
+</ul>
+    
 <h2>Version 2.2.222 (2023-08-22)</h2>
 <ul>
 <li>Fixed race condition in MVStore causing database corruption &quot;File corrupted in chunk ###&quot;
 </li>
 <li>Issue #3868: INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SESSIONS.ISOLATION_LEVEL returns isolation level of the current session in all rows
 </li>
-<li>RP #3865: Add possibility to enable virtual worker threads in TCP, Web, and PG servers on Java 21+
+<li>PR #3865: Add possibility to enable virtual worker threads in TCP, Web, and PG servers on Java 21+
 </li>
 <li>PR #3864: Improve performance of TCP client driver when it is used from virtual threads
 </li>
diff --git a/h2/src/main/org/h2/engine/Constants.java b/h2/src/main/org/h2/engine/Constants.java
index f5c419057d..8fa71af943 100644
--- a/h2/src/main/org/h2/engine/Constants.java
+++ b/h2/src/main/org/h2/engine/Constants.java
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ public class Constants {
     /**
      * The build date is updated for each public release.
      */
-    public static final String BUILD_DATE = "2023-08-22";
+    public static final String BUILD_DATE = "2023-09-17";
 
     /**
      * Sequential version number. Even numbers are used for official releases,
      * odd numbers are used for development builds.
      */
-    public static final int BUILD_ID = 222;
+    public static final int BUILD_ID = 224;
 
     /**
      * Whether this is a snapshot version.
diff --git a/h2/src/test/org/h2/samples/newsfeed.sql b/h2/src/test/org/h2/samples/newsfeed.sql
index 362c6d48a4..0b690f9609 100644
--- a/h2/src/test/org/h2/samples/newsfeed.sql
+++ b/h2/src/test/org/h2/samples/newsfeed.sql
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 CREATE TABLE VERSION(ID INT PRIMARY KEY, VERSION VARCHAR, CREATED VARCHAR);
 INSERT INTO VERSION VALUES
 
+(159, '2.2.224', '2023-09-17'),
 (158, '2.2.222', '2023-08-22'),
 (157, '2.2.220', '2023-07-04'),
 (156, '2.1.214', '2022-06-13'),