diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2f28995447..ab7dcd3b05 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # TelegramBotAPI changelog
 
+## 4.2.2
+
+* `Versions`:
+    * `MicroUtils`: `0.16.0` -> `0.16.2`
+* `Core`:
+    * Fix of [#694](https://github.com/InsanusMokrassar/TelegramBotAPI/issues/694): add opportunity to create `ChatId` and `ChatIdWithThreadId` from `IdChatIdentifier`
+
 ## 4.2.1
 
 * `Versions`:
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 21733ff3fb..d65eeb7079 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ kotlin.incremental=true
 kotlin.incremental.js=true
 
 library_group=dev.inmo
-library_version=4.2.1
+library_version=4.2.2
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 550cf78e57..98d24fa96a 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ ktor = "2.2.1"
 ksp = "1.7.22-1.0.8"
 kotlin-poet = "1.12.0"
 
-microutils = "0.16.0"
+microutils = "0.16.2"
 
 github-release-plugin = "2.4.1"
 dokka = "1.7.20"
diff --git a/tgbotapi.core/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/inmo/tgbotapi/types/ChatIdentifier.kt b/tgbotapi.core/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/inmo/tgbotapi/types/ChatIdentifier.kt
index 9b8eedeb5e..625b8eaa4c 100644
--- a/tgbotapi.core/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/inmo/tgbotapi/types/ChatIdentifier.kt
+++ b/tgbotapi.core/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/inmo/tgbotapi/types/ChatIdentifier.kt
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ value class ChatIdWithThreadId(val chatIdWithThreadId: Pair<Identifier, MessageT
 val ChatIdentifier.threadId: MessageThreadId?
     get() = (this as? IdChatIdentifier) ?.threadId
 
+fun IdChatIdentifier.toChatId() = when (this) {
+    is ChatId -> this
+    is ChatIdWithThreadId -> ChatId(chatId)
+}
+
+fun IdChatIdentifier.toChatWithThreadId(threadId: MessageThreadId) = IdChatIdentifier(chatId, threadId)
+
 /**
  * https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#formatting-options
  */