diff --git a/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml b/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml
index 3dca7e6c91..bb87618cb4 100644
--- a/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml
+++ b/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+- commits:
+    - subject: "os-helpers-fs: add function to erase disks"
+      hash: cb2e8b97f6451c40504543cc0b56130564394bc0
+      body: |
+        The function overwrites the first 16 MiB of each partition (the default
+        LUKS2 header size), as well as the primary and backup GPT partition
+        tables.
+      footer:
+        Change-type: patch
+        change-type: patch
+        Signed-off-by: Alex Gonzalez <alexg@balena.io>
+        signed-off-by: Alex Gonzalez <alexg@balena.io>
+      author: Alex Gonzalez
+      nested: []
+  version: 6.1.22
+  title: ""
+  date: 2024-12-05T17:35:54.393Z
 - commits:
     - subject: Update tests/leviathan digest to 90d1685
       hash: 647ef9196e83407d5220e03d1ce3fe09575c5bc8
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1877480c72..d6b79bef26 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 Change log
 -----------
 
+# v6.1.22
+## (2024-12-05)
+
+* os-helpers-fs: add function to erase disks [Alex Gonzalez]
+
 # v6.1.21
 ## (2024-12-04)
 
diff --git a/meta-balena-common/conf/distro/include/balena-os.inc b/meta-balena-common/conf/distro/include/balena-os.inc
index ef0c4a39ed..9c6d7af9a0 100644
--- a/meta-balena-common/conf/distro/include/balena-os.inc
+++ b/meta-balena-common/conf/distro/include/balena-os.inc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ include conf/distro/include/balena-os-rust-version.inc
 
 DISTRO = "balena-os"
 DISTRO_NAME = "balenaOS"
-DISTRO_VERSION = "6.1.21"
+DISTRO_VERSION = "6.1.22"
 HOSTOS_VERSION = "${DISTRO_VERSION}"
 python () {
     ''' Set HOSTOS_VERSION from board VERSION if available '''