prepare for release
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 1e599b3..ab10c8e 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
Small Footprint CIM Client Library NEWS
-Changes since 2.2
-=================
+Changes in 2.2.1
+================
Bugs:
- 2691478: sfcc 2.1.0 cannot handle OutParams on Extrinsic Method Call
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 89523df..b5d39ba 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, 2.3.0preview, sblim-devel@lists.sourceforge.net)
+AC_INIT(sblim-sfcc, 2.2.1, sblim-devel@lists.sourceforge.net)
AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([cimc/cimcclient.c])
AC_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])
