diff --git a/news/5493.bugfix.rst b/news/5493.bugfix.rst
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+Solving issue where ``pipenv check`` command has been broken in the published wheel distribution.
diff --git a/pipenv/__version__.py b/pipenv/__version__.py
index c5d8d6eb..60a51d82 100644
--- a/pipenv/__version__.py
+++ b/pipenv/__version__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 #   //   ) ) / / //   ) ) //___) ) //   ) ) ||  / /
 #  //___/ / / / //___/ / //       //   / /  || / /
 # //       / / //       ((____   //   / /   ||/ /
-__version__ = "2022.11.24.dev1"
+__version__ = "2022.11.24"