diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index 57da00d4b..7f924ce09 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 2006-10-10  Alex Roitman  <shura@gramps-project.org>
+	* configure.in: Update version number.
 	* NEWS: Update.
 	* src/plugins/ExportVCalendar.py (get_option_box): Use custom filters.
 	* src/plugins/ExportVCard.py (get_option_box): Use custom filters.
diff --git a/gramps2/configure.in b/gramps2/configure.in
index 78acb7427..941c88548 100644
--- a/gramps2/configure.in
+++ b/gramps2/configure.in
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 dnl May need to run automake && aclocal first
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.57)
-AC_INIT(gramps, 2.1.98, [gramps-bugs@lists.sourceforge.net])
+AC_INIT(gramps, 2.2.0rc1, [gramps-bugs@lists.sourceforge.net])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(configure.in)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(1.6.3)