diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 365e3d4d97a9a777340a1fc70ff632aab3d3f3a8..d583b43e77724b454517d1409e7d4377784d1cc4 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+3.22.3
+======
+- dark theme fix
+- minor tweaks
+
 3.22.2
 ======
 - dark theme updates by Juraj Fiala
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8910942e14fe790902308e949b055e1d72777471..d701748c5d9bab080f0c3473380aeacccf9bdfb7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 AC_PREREQ(2.53)
 
-AC_INIT([gnome-themes-standard], [3.22.2],
+AC_INIT([gnome-themes-standard], [3.22.3],
         [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=gnome-themes-standard])
 
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])