diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 6285e674..e1f27f3e 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,37 @@
-Noteworthy changes in version 1.21.1 (unreleased)
+Noteworthy changes in version 1.22.0 (2023-08-21)
 -------------------------------------------------
 
+ * Prevent wrong plaintext when verifying clearsigned signature.  [T6622]
+
+ * Return bad data error instead of general error on unexpected data.
+   [T6617]
+
+ * Take care of offline mode for all operations of gpgsm engine.
+   [T6648]
+
+ * Prepare the use of the forthcoming libassuan version 3.
+
+ * New configure option --with-libtool-modification.  [T6619]
+
+ * cpp: Expose gpgme_decrypt_result_t.is_mime.  [T6199]
+
+ * qt: Clean up after failure or cancel of sign/encrypt archive
+   operation.  [T6584]
+
+ * qt: Add setInputEncoding to QGpgMe::EncryptJob.  [T6166]
+
+ * qt: Make toLogString helper public.  [T6584]
+
+ * Interface changes relative to the 1.21.0 release:
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ qt: EncryptJob::setInputEncoding           NEW.
+ qt: DecryptionResult::isMime               NEW.
+ qt: std::string::toLogString               NEW.
+
+ [c=C42/A31/R0 cpp=C25/A19/R0 qt=C19/A4/R0]
+
+ Release-info: https://dev.gnupg.org/T6668
+
 
 Noteworthy changes in version 1.21.0 (2023-07-07)
 -------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7ddb1b4f..ae4f9648 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ min_automake_version="1.14"
 # for the LT versions.
 m4_define([mym4_package],[gpgme])
 m4_define([mym4_major], [1])
-m4_define([mym4_minor], [21])
-m4_define([mym4_micro], [1])
+m4_define([mym4_minor], [22])
+m4_define([mym4_micro], [0])
 
 # Below is m4 magic to extract and compute the git revision number,
 # the decimalized short revision number, a beta version string and a
@@ -53,19 +53,19 @@ AC_INIT([mym4_package],[mym4_version],[https://bugs.gnupg.org])
 #   (Interfaces added:			AGE++)
 #   (Interfaces removed:		AGE=0)
 #
-LIBGPGME_LT_CURRENT=41
-LIBGPGME_LT_AGE=30
+LIBGPGME_LT_CURRENT=42
+LIBGPGME_LT_AGE=31
 LIBGPGME_LT_REVISION=0
 
 # If there is an ABI break in gpgmepp or qgpgme also bump the
 # version in IMPORTED_LOCATION in the GpgmeppConfig-w32.cmake.in.in
 
-LIBGPGMEPP_LT_CURRENT=24
-LIBGPGMEPP_LT_AGE=18
+LIBGPGMEPP_LT_CURRENT=25
+LIBGPGMEPP_LT_AGE=19
 LIBGPGMEPP_LT_REVISION=0
 
-LIBQGPGME_LT_CURRENT=18
-LIBQGPGME_LT_AGE=3
+LIBQGPGME_LT_CURRENT=19
+LIBQGPGME_LT_AGE=4
 LIBQGPGME_LT_REVISION=0
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