diff --git a/IDMETA b/IDMETA
index c69a303..b92de0c 100644
--- a/IDMETA
+++ b/IDMETA
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 DEBIAN_DIST="bookworm trixie"
 UBUNTU_DIST="jammy noble resolute"
 CENTOS_DIST="centos9 centos10"
-VERSION=1.22.5
+VERSION=1.22.6
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index adbfe1d..782dcec 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+--- 1.22.6 2026/11/11
+
+Declare dependencies for service account management.
+Add the Debian adduser dependency and RPM shadow-utils scriptlet
+dependencies so service account creation works on minimal installations.
+
 --- 1.22.5 2026/11/11
 
 Update Windows makefile to use vcpkg for external
diff --git a/win/makefile b/win/makefile
index 5e35194..3bf9681 100644
--- a/win/makefile
+++ b/win/makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ BARCH = x64
 !ENDIF
 
 # Metaproxy version
-VERSION=1.22.5
+VERSION=1.22.6
 
 # YAZ and YAZ++ directories
 YAZ_DIR=..\..\yaz