diff --git a/docs/NEWS b/docs/NEWS
index 71814e68..5ec8fd92 100644
--- a/docs/NEWS
+++ b/docs/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+
+Version 2.2.1-alpha2 ()
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 Version 2.2.1-alpha1 (September 20th, 2018)
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/serendipity_config.inc.php b/serendipity_config.inc.php
index 17a52581..4aed54d1 100644
--- a/serendipity_config.inc.php
+++ b/serendipity_config.inc.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ if (defined('USE_MEMSNAP')) {
 }
 
 // The version string
-$serendipity['version'] = '2.2.1-alpha1';
+$serendipity['version'] = '2.2.1-alpha2';
 
 
 // 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'.