diff --git a/distribution/install.sh b/distribution/install.sh
index 6dbee0190ae83..5ce63ef71992b 100755
--- a/distribution/install.sh
+++ b/distribution/install.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ set -u
 
 # If PACKAGE_ROOT is unset or empty, default it.
 PACKAGE_ROOT="${PACKAGE_ROOT:-"https://packages.timber.io/vector"}"
-VECTOR_VERSION="0.32.1"
+VECTOR_VERSION="0.32.2"
 _divider="--------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
 _prompt=">>>"
 _indent="   "
diff --git a/website/content/en/releases/0.32.2.md b/website/content/en/releases/0.32.2.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6a40925816b3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/content/en/releases/0.32.2.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+title: Vector v0.32.2 release notes
+weight: 21
+---
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/releases/0.32.0.cue b/website/cue/reference/releases/0.32.0.cue
index 5b41a1771fb3c..a03e778199e35 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/releases/0.32.0.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/releases/0.32.0.cue
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ releases: "0.32.0": {
 			it to `false` via `--openssl-legacy-provider=false`. Instead it complains of extra
 			arguments. This is fixed in v0.32.1.
 			""",
+		"""
+			For AWS components, using `assume_role` for authentication without an `external_id`
+			caused a panic. This is fixed in v0.32.2`.
+			""",
 	]
 
 	changelog: [
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/releases/0.32.2.cue b/website/cue/reference/releases/0.32.2.cue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..58a8f08a4a2cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/cue/reference/releases/0.32.2.cue
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package metadata
+
+releases: "0.32.2": {
+	date:     "2023-09-20"
+	codename: ""
+
+	whats_next: []
+	description: """
+		This patch release contains a fix for a regression in 0.32.0.
+
+		**Note:** Please see the release notes for [`v0.32.0`](/releases/0.32.0/) for additional changes if upgrading from
+		`v0.31.X`. In particular, the upgrade guide for breaking changes.
+		"""
+
+	changelog: [
+		{
+			type: "fix"
+			scopes: ["aws provider"]
+			description: """
+				AWS components again allow use of `assume_role` for authentication without an
+				`external_id`. Previously, as of `v032.0`, Vector would panic when starting.
+				"""
+			pr_numbers: [18452]
+		},
+	]
+
+	commits: [
+		{sha: "3b9144cb411ea91446c445324db714908ccb814a", date: "2023-08-24 03:26:04 UTC", description: "Fix installer list for MacOS", pr_number:                    18364, scopes: ["website"], type:                       "fix", breaking_change:   false, author: "Jesse Szwedko", files_count:     1, insertions_count: 1, deletions_count:  0},
+		{sha: "3040ae250b36e5dedda6fd635d364cbd77d0fef8", date: "2023-08-25 08:29:56 UTC", description: "add PGO information", pr_number:                             18369, scopes: [], type:                                "docs", breaking_change:  false, author: "Alexander Zaitsev", files_count: 3, insertions_count: 36, deletions_count: 0},
+		{sha: "1164f5525780a9599864bdda46722e895a20fd4c", date: "2023-08-29 17:50:25 UTC", description: "fix some typos", pr_number:                                  18401, scopes: ["file source"], type:                   "docs", breaking_change:  false, author: "geekvest", files_count:          7, insertions_count: 8, deletions_count:  8},
+		{sha: "dd460a0bf91d210e262b1953a6afcaf3aa8f3033", date: "2023-09-07 00:30:03 UTC", description: "Fix docs for `host` field for syslog source", pr_number:     18453, scopes: ["syslog source", "docs"], type:         "fix", breaking_change:   false, author: "Jesse Szwedko", files_count:     1, insertions_count: 8, deletions_count:  2},
+		{sha: "9356c56b86817fdca931168986b3e9c88aea1be9", date: "2023-09-09 01:06:01 UTC", description: "Update the AWS authentication documentation", pr_number:     18492, scopes: ["aws provider", "external_docs"], type: "chore", breaking_change: false, author: "Jesse Szwedko", files_count:     1, insertions_count: 17, deletions_count: 7},
+		{sha: "77d12ee88b17d4d71b3609299b356e050afe651a", date: "2023-09-02 00:24:47 UTC", description: "Don't unwap external_id", pr_number:                         18452, scopes: ["aws provider"], type:                  "fix", breaking_change:   false, author: "Jesse Szwedko", files_count:     1, insertions_count: 19, deletions_count: 10},
+		{sha: "badb64f451de9169a2b65cbd541427f0411c7764", date: "2023-08-23 06:04:04 UTC", description: "update `rustls-webpki` due to security advisory", pr_number: 18344, scopes: [], type:                                "chore", breaking_change: false, author: "Nathan Fox", files_count:        3, insertions_count: 5, deletions_count:  2},
+	]
+}
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/versions.cue b/website/cue/reference/versions.cue
index 2f273a47d9c90..8d51d40e72389 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/versions.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/versions.cue
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package metadata
 
 // This has to be maintained manually because there's currently no way to sort versions programmatically
 versions: [string, ...string] & [
+		"0.32.2",
 		"0.32.1",
 		"0.32.0",
 		"0.31.0",