diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 43973a148..d86ce900e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Jayway JsonPath 2.1.0
+Jayway JsonPath 2.2.0
 =====================
 
 **A Java DSL for reading JSON documents.**
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ Jayway JsonPath is a Java port of [Stefan Goessner JsonPath implementation](http
 
 News
 ----
+29 Feb 2016 - Released JsonPath 2.2.0
+
 22 Nov 2015 - Released JsonPath 2.1.0
 
 19 Mar 2015 - Released JsonPath 2.0.0
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 104d54d9f..5971d51c1 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ ext {
 
             test: ['org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:1.7.16', 'org.assertj:assertj-core:2.1.0', 'commons-io:commons-io:2.4','org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:1.3', 'org.hamcrest:hamcrest-library:1.3', 'junit:junit:4.12']
     ]
-    snapshotVersion = true
+    snapshotVersion = false
 }
 
 allprojects {
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ allprojects {
     ext.buildTimestamp = new Date().format('yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss')
 
     group = 'com.jayway.jsonpath'
-    version = '2.1.1' + (snapshotVersion ? "-SNAPSHOT" : "")
+    version = '2.2.0' + (snapshotVersion ? "-SNAPSHOT" : "")
 
     if (JavaVersion.current().isJava8Compatible()) {
         tasks.withType(Javadoc) {
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 5b51b732a..af651c583 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2.2.0 (2016-02-29)
+===========
+* Upgraded dependency versions
+* Hamcrest-matcher support in json-path-assert
+* Bug fixes and improvements
+
 2.1.0 (2015-11-22)
 ===========
 * Upgraded dependency versions