diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Type: Package
 Package: crosstalk
 Title: Inter-Widget Interactivity for HTML Widgets
-Version: 1.2.1.9000
+Version: 1.2.2
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Joe", "Cheng", , "joe@posit.co", role = "aut"),
     person("Carson", "Sievert", , "carson@posit.co", role = c("aut", "cre"),
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# crosstalk (development version)
+# crosstalk 1.2.2
 
-Address a new R CMD check NOTE about Rd \link{} targets missing package anchors. ()
+Address a new R CMD check NOTE about Rd \link{} targets missing package anchors. (#163)
 
 ## crosstalk 1.2.1