diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 584e254..3977baf 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2024-11-06 - 2.2.3 - fix(core)
+Fix endpoint address from 'localhost' to '127.0.0.1' for better compatibility in Smarts3.getS3Descriptor
+
+- Corrected the endpoint address in Smarts3.getS3Descriptor to ensure proper functioning across different environments.
+
 ## 2024-11-06 - 2.2.2 - fix(core)
 Fixed function call for fastPut in the test suite to ensure proper file upload handling.
 
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 893842c..0e88366 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/smarts3',
-  version: '2.2.2',
+  version: '2.2.3',
   description: 'A Node.js TypeScript package to create a local S3 endpoint for simulating AWS S3 operations using mapped local directories for development and testing purposes.'
 }
diff --git a/ts/index.ts b/ts/index.ts
index 4fe004e..4f7efa1 100644
--- a/ts/index.ts
+++ b/ts/index.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export class Smarts3 {
     return {
       accessKey: 'S3RVER',
       accessSecret: 'S3RVER',
-      endpoint: 'localhost',
+      endpoint: '127.0.0.1',
       port: this.options.port,
       useSsl: false,
     };