diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 34946c8525..b435570e48 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2.2.2 to 2.2.3.1:
+
+
 2.2.2rc12 to 2.2.2:
   - Fix buildrelease for when there are no changes between releases (Alan Malta Rodrigues) #11650
 
diff --git a/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py b/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py
index e45495d8e8..0d813d5452 100644
--- a/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py
+++ b/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 """
 
-__version__ = '2.2.2'
+__version__ = '2.2.3.1'
 __all__ = []