diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index 779b9a71f..215740905 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.22.dev0
+0.22.0
diff --git a/owslib/__init__.py b/owslib/__init__.py
index 1f84af940..81edede8b 100644
--- a/owslib/__init__.py
+++ b/owslib/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '0.22.dev0'
+__version__ = '0.22.0'