diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 036e567..5509461 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
-Release: next
-- fix Researcher ID (still) doesn't display Issue #29.
-- make options 'symbols' and 'nosymbols' available to all styles to toggle whether 
-  symbols should be used or not. Include symbols in oldstyle by default. 
-- migrate older newcommand syntax in moderncvcollection.sty to the xparse syntax.
+version: 2.2.0 (2021-07-28)
+- Remove dot in cventry when using moderncvbodyi.
+- Remove http baseurl in hyperref.
+- Change font encoding to use fontspec with Latin Modern for luatex and xetex,
+  else inputenc / fontenc / lmodern (https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/496643).
+- Add birthdate field command.
+- Add Social entries for WhatsApp, Signal and Matrix.
+- Fix Researcher ID not showing (#29).
+- Make options 'symbols' and 'nosymbols' available to all styles to toggle whether
+  symbols should be used or not. Include symbols in oldstyle by default.
+- Migrate older newcommand syntax in moderncvcollection.sty to the xparse syntax.
 - Fix resumé typo in template. Is now résumé.
-- remove loading lmodern fonts in all styles as they can produce issues with 
-  german characters, see https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/496630/lualatex-problems-with-german-characters.
-- remove loading inputenc package by default. Only load the package when pdflatex is 
-  used.
+- Various other minor fixes.
 
 version 2.1.0 (21 Jan 2021)
 - maintainer change: now team maintained (https://github.com/moderncv), since
diff --git a/moderncv.cls b/moderncv.cls
index f9e5bdf..b14fc53 100644
--- a/moderncv.cls
+++ b/moderncv.cls
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesClass{moderncv}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter document class]
+\ProvidesClass{moderncv}[2021-07-28 v2.2.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter document class]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvbodyi.sty b/moderncvbodyi.sty
index 1f12a99..d453641 100644
--- a/moderncvbodyi.sty
+++ b/moderncvbodyi.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvbodyi}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter body variant: 1]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvbodyi}[2021-07-28 v2.2.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter body variant: 1]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvbodyiii.sty b/moderncvbodyiii.sty
index 85fff25..53a61a7 100644
--- a/moderncvbodyiii.sty
+++ b/moderncvbodyiii.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvbodyiii}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter body variant: 3]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvbodyiii}[2021-07-28 v2.2.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter body variant: 3]
 
 % rules type options: "fullrules", "shortrules", "mixedrules" (default) or "norules"
 \@initializeif{\if@fullrules}\@fullrulesfalse
diff --git a/moderncvbodyiv.sty b/moderncvbodyiv.sty
index 54f4751..c00896d 100644
--- a/moderncvbodyiv.sty
+++ b/moderncvbodyiv.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvbodyiv}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter body variant: 4]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvbodyiv}[2021-07-28 v2.2.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter body variant: 4]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvbodyv.sty b/moderncvbodyv.sty
index 81c9db5..ffeaf8f 100644
--- a/moderncvbodyv.sty
+++ b/moderncvbodyv.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvbodyv}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter body variant: 5]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvbodyv}[2021-07-28 v2.2.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter body variant: 5]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvcollection.sty b/moderncvcollection.sty
index d59d811..aec3bea 100644
--- a/moderncvcollection.sty
+++ b/moderncvcollection.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcollection}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 moderncv collections]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcollection}[2021-07-28 v2.2.0 moderncv collections]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvcolorblack.sty b/moderncvcolorblack.sty
index 9382609..96bf928 100644
--- a/moderncvcolorblack.sty
+++ b/moderncvcolorblack.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorblack}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: black]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorblack}[2021-07-28 v2.2.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: black]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvcolorblue.sty b/moderncvcolorblue.sty
index 75a9948..09d1770 100644
--- a/moderncvcolorblue.sty
+++ b/moderncvcolorblue.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorblue}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: blue]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorblue}[2021-07-28 v2.2.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: blue]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvcolorburgundy.sty b/moderncvcolorburgundy.sty
index a1c8331..a27690e 100644
--- a/moderncvcolorburgundy.sty
+++ b/moderncvcolorburgundy.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorburgundy}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: burgundy]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorburgundy}[2021-07-28 v2.2.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: burgundy]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvcolorgreen.sty b/moderncvcolorgreen.sty
index 5f7deaa..0f4de1f 100644
--- a/moderncvcolorgreen.sty
+++ b/moderncvcolorgreen.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorgreen}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: green]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorgreen}[2021-07-28 v2.2.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: green]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvcolorgrey.sty b/moderncvcolorgrey.sty
index 988d596..46e9bed 100644
--- a/moderncvcolorgrey.sty
+++ b/moderncvcolorgrey.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorgrey}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: grey]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorgrey}[2021-07-28 v2.2.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: grey]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvcolororange.sty b/moderncvcolororange.sty
index 357cc96..6a63e65 100644
--- a/moderncvcolororange.sty
+++ b/moderncvcolororange.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolororange}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: orange]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolororange}[2021-07-28 v2.2.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: orange]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvcolorpurple.sty b/moderncvcolorpurple.sty
index 7603043..c1c44e1 100644
--- a/moderncvcolorpurple.sty
+++ b/moderncvcolorpurple.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorpurple}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: purple]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorpurple}[2021-07-28 v2.2.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: purple]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvcolorred.sty b/moderncvcolorred.sty
index 1716781..e9a689b 100644
--- a/moderncvcolorred.sty
+++ b/moderncvcolorred.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorred}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: red]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorred}[2021-07-28 v2.2.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: red]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvcompatibility.sty b/moderncvcompatibility.sty
index 2a5f15c..e2a29aa 100644
--- a/moderncvcompatibility.sty
+++ b/moderncvcompatibility.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcompatibility}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter compatibility patches]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcompatibility}[2021-07-28 v2.2.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter compatibility patches]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvdebugtools.sty b/moderncvdebugtools.sty
index 3e8f81b..a19a192 100644
--- a/moderncvdebugtools.sty
+++ b/moderncvdebugtools.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvdebugtools}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter debug tools]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvdebugtools}[2021-07-28 v2.2.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter debug tools]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvfooti.sty b/moderncvfooti.sty
index c150a4b..b2e8657 100644
--- a/moderncvfooti.sty
+++ b/moderncvfooti.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvfooti}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter footer variant: 1]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvfooti}[2021-07-28 v2.2.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter footer variant: 1]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvheadi.sty b/moderncvheadi.sty
index fe62e4e..c7e4af5 100644
--- a/moderncvheadi.sty
+++ b/moderncvheadi.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvheadi}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter header variant: 1]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvheadi}[2021-07-28 v2.2.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter header variant: 1]
 
 % details options: "details" (default) or "nodetails"
 \@initializeif{\if@details}\@detailsfalse
diff --git a/moderncvheadii.sty b/moderncvheadii.sty
index 4cc3d24..dccd2fc 100644
--- a/moderncvheadii.sty
+++ b/moderncvheadii.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvheadii}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter header variant: 2]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvheadii}[2021-07-28 v2.2.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter header variant: 2]
 
 % details options: "details" or "nodetails" (default)
 \@initializeif{\if@details}\@detailsfalse
diff --git a/moderncvheadiii.sty b/moderncvheadiii.sty
index 70df0c4..c13f1bf 100644
--- a/moderncvheadiii.sty
+++ b/moderncvheadiii.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvheadiii}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter header variant: 3]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvheadiii}[2021-07-28 v2.2.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter header variant: 3]
 
 % details options: "details" (default) or "nodetails"
 \@initializeif{\if@details}\@detailsfalse
diff --git a/moderncvheadiv.sty b/moderncvheadiv.sty
index e737067..d8cf4f5 100644
--- a/moderncvheadiv.sty
+++ b/moderncvheadiv.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvheadiv}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter header variant: 4]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvheadiv}[2021-07-28 v2.2.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter header variant: 4]
 
 % details options: "details" (default) or "nodetails"
 \@initializeif{\if@details}\@detailsfalse
diff --git a/moderncvheadv.sty b/moderncvheadv.sty
index 8bbc763..1bed096 100644
--- a/moderncvheadv.sty
+++ b/moderncvheadv.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvheadv}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter header variant: 5]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvheadv}[2021-07-28 v2.2.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter header variant: 5]
 
 % details options: "details" (default) or "nodetails"
 \@initializeif{\if@details}\@detailsfalse
diff --git a/moderncvheadvi.sty b/moderncvheadvi.sty
index 43e5960..0734552 100644
--- a/moderncvheadvi.sty
+++ b/moderncvheadvi.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvheadvi}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter header: 6]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvheadvi}[2021-07-28 v2.2.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter header: 6]
 
 % details options: "details" (default) or "nodetails"
 \@initializeif{\if@details}\@detailsfalse
diff --git a/moderncviconsawesome.sty b/moderncviconsawesome.sty
index 764d3b0..4c833d3 100644
--- a/moderncviconsawesome.sty
+++ b/moderncviconsawesome.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncviconsawesome}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter icons: awesome]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncviconsawesome}[2021-07-28 v2.2.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter icons: awesome]
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %                required packages
diff --git a/moderncviconsletters.sty b/moderncviconsletters.sty
index 28f8fa9..20c74f6 100644
--- a/moderncviconsletters.sty
+++ b/moderncviconsletters.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncviconsletters}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter icons: letters]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncviconsletters}[2021-07-28 v2.2.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter icons: letters]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncviconsmarvosym.sty b/moderncviconsmarvosym.sty
index f847232..34962fa 100644
--- a/moderncviconsmarvosym.sty
+++ b/moderncviconsmarvosym.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncviconsmarvosym}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter icons: marvosym]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncviconsmarvosym}[2021-07-28 v2.2.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter icons: marvosym]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvskillmatrix.sty b/moderncvskillmatrix.sty
index d339f35..479edee 100644
--- a/moderncvskillmatrix.sty
+++ b/moderncvskillmatrix.sty
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvskillmatrix}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter skill matrix]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvskillmatrix}[2021-07-28 v2.2.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter skill matrix]
 
 % The definitions need to be adjusted depending on which moderncvbody<i-v>.sty style is usde. 
 % body type options: "moderncvbodyi" (default), "moderncvbodyii", "moderncvbodyiii", "moderncvbodyiv" or "moderncvbodyv" 
diff --git a/moderncvstylebanking.sty b/moderncvstylebanking.sty
index 7ca0253..2cfc75e 100644
--- a/moderncvstylebanking.sty
+++ b/moderncvstylebanking.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstylebanking}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter style scheme: banking]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstylebanking}[2021-07-28 v2.2.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter style scheme: banking]
 
 % body rules type options: "fullrules", "shortrules", "mixedrules" (default) or "norules"
 \@initializecommand{\moderncvstylebodyoptions}{}
diff --git a/moderncvstylecasual.sty b/moderncvstylecasual.sty
index 6aed657..f591830 100644
--- a/moderncvstylecasual.sty
+++ b/moderncvstylecasual.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstylecasual}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter style scheme: casual]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstylecasual}[2021-07-28 v2.2.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter style scheme: casual]
 
 % head section alignment options: "left" (default) or "right"
 \@initializecommand{\moderncvstyleheadoptions}{}
diff --git a/moderncvstyleclassic.sty b/moderncvstyleclassic.sty
index 0a5229d..fe4a511 100644
--- a/moderncvstyleclassic.sty
+++ b/moderncvstyleclassic.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstyleclassic}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter style scheme: classic]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstyleclassic}[2021-07-28 v2.2.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter style scheme: classic]
 
 % head section alignment options: "left" (default) or "right"
 \@initializecommand{\moderncvstyleheadoptions}{}
diff --git a/moderncvstyleempty.sty b/moderncvstyleempty.sty
index cb68526..f41e068 100644
--- a/moderncvstyleempty.sty
+++ b/moderncvstyleempty.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstyleempty}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae scheme: empty]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstyleempty}[2021-07-28 v2.2.0 modern curriculum vitae scheme: empty]
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %                required packages
diff --git a/moderncvstylefancy.sty b/moderncvstylefancy.sty
index ecce008..5756eec 100644
--- a/moderncvstylefancy.sty
+++ b/moderncvstylefancy.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstylefancy}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter style scheme: fancy]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstylefancy}[2021-07-28 v2.2.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter style scheme: fancy]
 
 % toggle use of symbol fonts.
 \@initializeif{\if@symbols}\@symbolsfalse
diff --git a/moderncvstyleoldstyle.sty b/moderncvstyleoldstyle.sty
index 712fab9..6a2921e 100644
--- a/moderncvstyleoldstyle.sty
+++ b/moderncvstyleoldstyle.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstyleoldstyle}[2021/01/21 v2.1.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter style scheme: oldstyle]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstyleoldstyle}[2021-07-28 v2.2.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter style scheme: oldstyle]
 
 % toggle use of symbol fonts.
 \@initializeif{\if@symbols}\@symbolsfalse