diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8474f68d..92ba6292 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2010-10-01  Jay Berkenbilt  <ejb@ql.org>
 
+	* 2.2.1: release
+
 	* include/qpdf/QPDF.hh: Add setOutputStreams method to allow
 	redirection of library-generated output/error to alternative
 	streams.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 26a2741d..ea4dbca3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 dnl This config.in requires autoconf 2.5 or greater.
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.60)
-AC_INIT(qpdf,2.2.0)
+AC_INIT(qpdf,2.2.1)
 
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([autoconf.mk])
diff --git a/libqpdf/QPDF.cc b/libqpdf/QPDF.cc
index 122b0bdb..493d519e 100644
--- a/libqpdf/QPDF.cc
+++ b/libqpdf/QPDF.cc
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <qpdf/QPDF_Null.hh>
 #include <qpdf/QPDF_Dictionary.hh>
 
-std::string QPDF::qpdf_version = "2.2.0";
+std::string QPDF::qpdf_version = "2.2.1";
 
 void
 QPDF::InputSource::setLastOffset(off_t offset)
diff --git a/libqpdf/build.mk b/libqpdf/build.mk
index 60cf5db0..45c1919b 100644
--- a/libqpdf/build.mk
+++ b/libqpdf/build.mk
@@ -72,4 +72,4 @@ $(OBJS_libqpdf): libqpdf/$(OUTPUT_DIR)/%.$(LOBJ): libqpdf/%.cc
 # * Otherwise, increment REVISION
 
 $(TARGETS_libqpdf): $(OBJS_libqpdf)
-	$(call makelib,$(OBJS_libqpdf),$@,$(LDFLAGS),$(LIBS),4,0,1)
+	$(call makelib,$(OBJS_libqpdf),$@,$(LDFLAGS),$(LIBS),5,0,2)
diff --git a/manual/qpdf-manual.xml b/manual/qpdf-manual.xml
index ab9891fb..0c193e20 100644
--- a/manual/qpdf-manual.xml
+++ b/manual/qpdf-manual.xml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 <!ENTITY mdash "&#x2014;">
 <!ENTITY ndash "&#x2013;">
 <!ENTITY nbsp "&#xA0;">
-<!ENTITY swversion "2.2.0">
-<!ENTITY lastreleased "August 14, 2010">
+<!ENTITY swversion "2.2.1">
+<!ENTITY lastreleased "October 1, 2010">
 ]>
 <book>
  <bookinfo>
@@ -2075,7 +2075,7 @@ print "\n";
   </para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
-    <term>2.2.1: XXX</term>
+    <term>2.2.1: October 1, 2010</term>
     <listitem>
      <itemizedlist>
       <listitem>
diff --git a/qpdf.spec b/qpdf.spec
index 662ed442..36d110f9 100644
--- a/qpdf.spec
+++ b/qpdf.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Summary: Command-line tools and library for transforming PDF files
 Name: qpdf
-Version: 2.2.0
+Version: 2.2.1
 Release: 1%{?dist}
 License: Artistic
 Group: System Environment/Libraries