diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 2e9e21f..f26c404 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 Noteworthy Changes in ssocr Releases
 ====================================
 
+Version 2.22.2 (2023-04-24):
+----------------------------
+ * Documentation improvements
+
 Version 2.22.1 (2022-01-25):
 ----------------------------
  * Fix build failure with Imlib 1.7.5 (pkg-config replaces imlib2-config)
diff --git a/defines.h b/defines.h
index 90df2f8..56e0dc0 100644
--- a/defines.h
+++ b/defines.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #define SSOCR2_DEFINES_H
 
 /* version number */
-#define VERSION "2.22.1"
+#define VERSION "2.22.2"
 
 /* states */
 #define FIND_DARK 0