diff --git a/rest_framework/__init__.py b/rest_framework/__init__.py
index 80e2c4107..e6f4c18ac 100644
--- a/rest_framework/__init__.py
+++ b/rest_framework/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '2.1.17'
+__version__ = '2.2.0'
 
 VERSION = __version__  # synonym