diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index fe168e9b88364e0535ba516fe96beb4e02913671..e0ee2a1d46e23caced4940084c4e7e80dccba97b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+3.22.1
+======
+- gtk2 dark variant by Juraj Fiala
+- translations
+
 3.20.2
 ======
 - scrollbar tweaks
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f7941ccc3a574f72a094fd8595eb05c02ddcf381..8098e144f1628984014f085d7d2f6473b3a3215b 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], [3.20.2],
+AC_INIT([gnome-themes-standard], [3.22.1],
         [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=gnome-themes-standard])
 
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])