diff --git a/docs/topics/release-notes.md b/docs/topics/release-notes.md
index 609b45046..d89bf80f6 100644
--- a/docs/topics/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/topics/release-notes.md
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ You can determine your currently installed version using `pip freeze`:
 
 ## 2.2.x series
 
-### Master
+### 2.2.6
+
+**Date**: 4th April 2013
 
 * OAuth2 authentication no longer requires unneccessary URL parameters in addition to the token.
 * URL hyperlinking in browseable API now handles more cases correctly.
diff --git a/rest_framework/__init__.py b/rest_framework/__init__.py
index c86403d83..7ac12058a 100644
--- a/rest_framework/__init__.py
+++ b/rest_framework/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '2.2.5'
+__version__ = '2.2.6'
 
 VERSION = __version__  # synonym