diff --git a/Lib/ufo2ft/__init__.py b/Lib/ufo2ft/__init__.py
index b03a9caf1..97d6f4636 100644
--- a/Lib/ufo2ft/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/ufo2ft/__init__.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 import logging
 
 
-__version__ = "2.1.1.dev0"
+__version__ = "2.2.0.dev0"
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index d9c452806..4cc1b1007 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 2.1.1.dev0
+current_version = 2.2.0.dev0
 commit = True
 tag = False
 tag_name = v{new_version}
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a9611c3e8..5b38ca466 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ def run(self):
 
 setup(
     name="ufo2ft",
-    version="2.1.1.dev0",
+    version="2.2.0.dev0",
     author="Tal Leming, James Godfrey-Kittle",
     author_email="tal@typesupply.com",
     maintainer="James Godfrey-Kittle",