2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ab71fd9..ba80e73 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Unreleased
+2.2.0 (2026-01-10) "Just Doing the Needful"
 
  * xC: added more characters as nickname delimiters,
    so that @nick works as a highlight
diff --git a/xK-version b/xK-version
index 7ec1d6d..ccbccc3 100644
--- a/xK-version
+++ b/xK-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.1.0
+2.2.0