diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 13d1ddd96..3bb20b3c9 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+ver 0.22.6 (not yet released)
+
 ver 0.22.5 (2021/02/15)
 * protocol
   - error for malformed ranges instead of ignoring silently
diff --git a/android/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/AndroidManifest.xml
index 1baa1b9cf..e5624c7dd 100644
--- a/android/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
           package="org.musicpd"
           android:installLocation="auto"
-          android:versionCode="53"
-          android:versionName="0.22.5">
+          android:versionCode="54"
+          android:versionName="0.22.6">
 
   <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="21" android:targetSdkVersion="29"/>
 
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 74aeb31ba..ecbee92c1 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ author = 'Max Kellermann'
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '0.22.5'
+version = '0.22.6'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
 release = version
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 50383d13a..c709eec70 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 project(
   'mpd',
   ['c', 'cpp'],
-  version: '0.22.5',
+  version: '0.22.6',
   meson_version: '>= 0.49.0',
   default_options: [
     'c_std=c11',