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HTML

<select>
<option>Option 1</option>
<option>Option 2</option>
<option>Option 3</option>
</select>

<button onclick="myFunction()">Click me</button>

JavaScript

function myFunction() {
$("select").val("Option 2");
$('select').trigger('change');
}

$( "select" ).change(function() {
  alert( "Handler for .change() called." );
});