diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 0c02c370..7e5b21b3 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+### mate-session-manager 1.22.1
+
+    tx: sync with transifex
+    add installation instructions and update URL
+    Remove duplicate check for libelogind
+    Add ELOGIND support
+    Guard against missing systemd
+
 ### mate-session-manager 1.22.0
 
   * Translations update
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a71617f0..be2d29f4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([mate-session-manager], [1.22.0], [http://www.mate-desktop.org/])
+AC_INIT([mate-session-manager], [1.22.1], [http://www.mate-desktop.org/])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([mate-session])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])