diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index e195b0f338..092fdd56db 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ Hibernate 6 Changelog
 
 Note: Please refer to JIRA to learn more about each issue.
 
+Changes in 6.2.21.Final (January 22, 2024)
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+https://hibernate.atlassian.net/projects/HHH/versions/32241
+
+** Bug
+    * [HHH-17643] - Allow uninitialized proxy serialization even when a SessionFactory is not available
+
+
 Changes in 6.2.20.Final (January 16, 2024)
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/gradle/version.properties b/gradle/version.properties
index 593842f943..b2edffc587 100644
--- a/gradle/version.properties
+++ b/gradle/version.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-hibernateVersion=6.2.21-SNAPSHOT
\ No newline at end of file
+hibernateVersion=6.2.21.Final
\ No newline at end of file