diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 14b634d9..2eb1a0be 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Changelog
 
 ### 1.7 (December 22, 2013)
 
+* __1.7.22__ Fixed an issue with writing files when exporting entries containing non-ascii characters.
 * __1.7.21__ jrnl now uses PKCS#7 padding.
 * __1.7.20__ Minor fixes when parsing DayOne journals
 * __1.7.19__ Creates full path to journal during installation if it doesn't exist yet
diff --git a/jrnl/__init__.py b/jrnl/__init__.py
index eef08dc0..1e1dc0ec 100644
--- a/jrnl/__init__.py
+++ b/jrnl/__init__.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jrnl is a simple journal application for your command line.
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 __title__ = 'jrnl'
-__version__ = '1.7.21'
+__version__ = '1.7.22'
 __author__ = 'Manuel Ebert'
 __license__ = 'MIT License'
 __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2013 - 2014 Manuel Ebert'