diff --git a/3rdparty/simpleini b/3rdparty/simpleini
index 17e8f9f4be..09c21bda1d 160000
--- a/3rdparty/simpleini
+++ b/3rdparty/simpleini
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 17e8f9f4bebe0b78cf037629d1fb44495b471eb4
+Subproject commit 09c21bda1dc1b578fa55f4a005d79b0afd481296
diff --git a/doc/source/doxygen-docs/changelog.md b/doc/source/doxygen-docs/changelog.md
index 0fb991aa34..c9bc02e0fb 100644
--- a/doc/source/doxygen-docs/changelog.md
+++ b/doc/source/doxygen-docs/changelog.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     - New methods returning safe proxy objects for range-based for loops:
       - mrpt::containers::yaml::asMapRange()
       - mrpt::containers::yaml::asSequenceRange()
+    - Upgrade embedded simpleini to v4.22 (for use when not found in the system)
   - \ref mrpt_hwdrivers_grp
     - mrpt::hwdrivers::CJoystick API updated so it can handle an arbitrary number of axes.
   - \ref mrpt_maps_grp