diff --git a/doc/kvazaar.1 b/doc/kvazaar.1
index 5b6bb4f5..068fbaf2 100644
--- a/doc/kvazaar.1
+++ b/doc/kvazaar.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH KVAZAAR "1" "September 2022" "kvazaar v2.1.0" "User Commands"
+.TH KVAZAAR "1" "January 2023" "kvazaar v2.2.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
 kvazaar \- open source HEVC encoder
 .SH SYNOPSIS
diff --git a/src/global.h b/src/global.h
index 2ad0830b..50e813a3 100644
--- a/src/global.h
+++ b/src/global.h
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ typedef int16_t coeff_t;
 // NOTE: When making a release, check to see if incrementing libversion in 
 // configure.ac is necessary.
 #ifndef KVZ_VERSION
-#define KVZ_VERSION 2.1.0
+#define KVZ_VERSION 2.2.0
 #endif
 #define VERSION_STRING QUOTE_EXPAND(KVZ_VERSION)