diff --git a/docs/NEWS b/docs/NEWS
index 13cbb15a..8dd064f6 100644
--- a/docs/NEWS
+++ b/docs/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+Version 2.x.x (major) ()
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 Version 2.1.1 (April 9th, 2017)
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/serendipity_config.inc.php b/serendipity_config.inc.php
index 3b3412bb..57ff9e3b 100644
--- a/serendipity_config.inc.php
+++ b/serendipity_config.inc.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ if (defined('USE_MEMSNAP')) {
 }
 
 // The version string
-$serendipity['version'] = '2.1.1';
+$serendipity['version'] = '2.2.0-beta1';
 
 
 // Setting this to 'false' will enable debugging output. All alpha/beta/cvs snapshot versions will emit debug information by default. To increase the debug level (to enable Smarty debugging), set this flag to 'debug'.