diff --git a/.changeset/nervous-months-repeat.md b/.changeset/nervous-months-repeat.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 42c7fac2064..00000000000
--- a/.changeset/nervous-months-repeat.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-"webpack-cli": patch
----
-
-perf: enable the Node.js compile cache (`module.enableCompileCache`, available on Node.js >= 22.8.0) to speed up CLI startup
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 90585f4a28d..c4b850591b4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## 7.2.2
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- perf: enable the Node.js compile cache (`module.enableCompileCache`, available on Node.js >= 22.8.0) to speed up CLI startup (by [@bjohansebas](https://github.com/bjohansebas) in [#4818](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/pull/4818))
+
 ## 7.2.1
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/packages/webpack-cli/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/webpack-cli/CHANGELOG.md
index 90585f4a28d..c4b850591b4 100644
--- a/packages/webpack-cli/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/webpack-cli/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## 7.2.2
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- perf: enable the Node.js compile cache (`module.enableCompileCache`, available on Node.js >= 22.8.0) to speed up CLI startup (by [@bjohansebas](https://github.com/bjohansebas) in [#4818](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/pull/4818))
+
 ## 7.2.1
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/packages/webpack-cli/package.json b/packages/webpack-cli/package.json
index be97db3af4b..980478219d2 100644
--- a/packages/webpack-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/webpack-cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "webpack-cli",
-  "version": "7.2.1",
+  "version": "7.2.2",
   "description": "CLI for webpack & friends",
   "keywords": [
     "webpack",