diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index b8443c4..3566680 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2.2
+---
+
+This release fixes iio-sensor-proxy not receiving udev events
+because of the excessive lockdown added in version 2.1. This
+also fixes a possible crash on startup due to a race condition.
+
 2.1
 ---
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 52ec757..212aae3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.59)
 
-AC_INIT([iio-sensor-proxy], [2.1], [hadess@hadess.net])
+AC_INIT([iio-sensor-proxy], [2.2], [hadess@hadess.net])
 
 AX_IS_RELEASE([git-directory])