diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5fe8138856b..a1faf3fb856 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 Ansible Changes By Release
 ==========================
 
+## 2.2 TBD - ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT
+
 ## 2.1 "The Song Remains the Same" - ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT
 
 ###Major Changes:
diff --git a/RELEASES.txt b/RELEASES.txt
index 8b73ef33308..766ff1a2276 100644
--- a/RELEASES.txt
+++ b/RELEASES.txt
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ Ansible Releases at a Glance
 Active Development
 ++++++++++++++++++
 
-2.1    "The Song Remains the Same" - in progress
+2.2    TBD - in progress
 
 Released
 ++++++++
 
+2.1.0  "The Song Remains the Same" in progress
 2.0.2  "Over the Hills and Far Away" 04-19-2015
 2.0.1  "Over the Hills and Far Away" 02-24-2016
 2.0.0  "Over the Hills and Far Away" 01-12-2016
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 7ec1d6db408..48990d1fa23 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.1.0
+2.2.0 0.0.devel
diff --git a/lib/ansible/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/__init__.py
index a55a40daa01..85aeb08fef8 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/__init__.py
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
-__version__ = '2.1.0'
+__version__ = '2.2.0'
 __author__  = 'Ansible, Inc.'