diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5cfa660..6934b79 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/cmake" ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
 
 set(L8W8JWT_MAJOR 2)
 set(L8W8JWT_MINOR 2)
-set(L8W8JWT_PATCH 0)
+set(L8W8JWT_PATCH 1)
 set(L8W8JWT_VERSION_STRING "${L8W8JWT_MAJOR}.${L8W8JWT_MINOR}.${L8W8JWT_PATCH}")
 
 option(L8W8JWT_ENABLE_TESTS "Build l8w8jwt tests." OFF)
diff --git a/include/l8w8jwt/version.h b/include/l8w8jwt/version.h
index 91a9116..fdb5376 100644
--- a/include/l8w8jwt/version.h
+++ b/include/l8w8jwt/version.h
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ extern "C" {
 /**
  * Current l8w8jwt version number.
  */
-#define L8W8JWT_VERSION 220
+#define L8W8JWT_VERSION 221
 
 /**
  * Current l8w8jwt version number (as a human-readable string).
  */
-#define L8W8JWT_VERSION_STR "2.2.0"
+#define L8W8JWT_VERSION_STR "2.2.1"
 
 #if defined(_WIN32) && defined(L8W8JWT_DLL)
 #ifdef L8W8JWT_BUILD_DLL