diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 1c6ceb7..2d87359 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+### mate-terminal 1.22.1
+
+  * Translations update
+  * Show confirmation dialog if there are multiple open tabs on closing
+  * about: update copyright
+  * Explicitly enable bright bold to match new VTE versions
+  * help: update copyright
+
 ### mate-terminal 1.22.0
 
   * Translations update
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d974787..9cf87ba 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 m4_define([gt_version_major],[1])
 m4_define([gt_version_minor],[22])
-m4_define([gt_version_micro],[0])
+m4_define([gt_version_micro],[1])
 m4_define([gt_version_extra],[])
 m4_define([gt_version],[gt_version_major().gt_version_minor().gt_version_micro()gt_version_extra])