diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 7d9b76698..972984f82 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ copyright = u'1997-2011 by Secret Labs AB, 1995-2011 by Fredrik Lundh, 2010-2013
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '2.1.0'
+version = '2.2.0'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '2.1.0'
+release = '2.2.0'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index aa2362f97..0d2d80c35 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ except ImportError:
 
 
 NAME = 'Pillow'
-VERSION = '2.1.0'
+VERSION = '2.2.0'
 TCL_ROOT = None
 JPEG_ROOT = None
 ZLIB_ROOT = None