bump for new version
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ab10c8e..ef9ccc5 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 Small Footprint CIM Client Library NEWS
 
+Changes in 2.2.2
+================
+
+
 Changes in 2.2.1
 ================
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b5d39ba..f8a3713 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.59)
-AC_INIT(sblim-sfcc, 2.2.1, sblim-devel@lists.sourceforge.net)
+AC_INIT(sblim-sfcc, 2.2.2preview, sblim-devel@lists.sourceforge.net)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([cimc/cimcclient.c])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])