diff --git a/IDMETA b/IDMETA
index 18b755d..9bb1a5b 100644
--- a/IDMETA
+++ b/IDMETA
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 DEBIAN_DIST="bullseye bookworm trixie"
-UBUNTU_DIST="focal jammy noble"
+UBUNTU_DIST="jammy noble"
 CENTOS_DIST="centos7 centos8 centos9 centos10"
-VERSION=1.22.2
+VERSION=1.22.3
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index bf6b7b1..b0014d8 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+--- 1.22.3 2026/01/28
+
+Debian: systemd service for metaproxy
+
+Avoid sprintf call. Replace mostly with snprintf
+
+RPM: fixes for ensuring metaproxy can run in container.
+
 --- 1.22.2 2026/01/07
 
 Avoid using deprecated Libxml2 xmlBuffer members `use` and `content`.