diff --git a/release_instructions.txt b/release_instructions.txt
index 606e3c05..f24b311e 100644
--- a/release_instructions.txt
+++ b/release_instructions.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 - increment version in version.go
 - increment version in snapcraft.yaml
+- commit
 - tag git with same version number
   - be sure to also tag with 'v' for gopkg.in
 - make sure local build passes
diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index ad81360e..d8e68c38 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: yq
-version: '2.2.0'
+version: '2.2.1'
 summary: A lightweight and portable command-line YAML processor
 description: |
   The aim of the project is to be the jq or sed of yaml files.
diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index bece3204..fe4a33c8 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ var (
 	GitDescribe string
 
 	// Version is main version number that is being run at the moment.
-	Version = "2.2.0"
+	Version = "2.2.1"
 
 	// VersionPrerelease is a pre-release marker for the version. If this is "" (empty string)
 	// then it means that it is a final release. Otherwise, this is a pre-release