diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e530cf5b1f4a205feb85b172af76c52946e44fe1..fb2749507668991aa408f719e7fb6f4605cb2e58 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,23 @@
 News
 ====
 
+Version 2.2.1 rc0
+-----------------
+
+*(Released Thu, 7 Oct 2010)*
+
+- Fixed issue 125, replace hardcoded β€œxenvg” in ``gnt-cluster`` with
+  value retrieved from master
+- Added support for blacklisted or hidden OS definitions
+- Added simple lock monitor (accessible via (``gnt-debug locks``)
+- Added support for -mem-path in KVM hypervisor abstraction layer
+- Allow overriding instance parameters in tool for inter-cluster
+  instance moves (``tools/move-instance``)
+- Improved opcode summaries (e.g. in ``gnt-job list``)
+- Improve consistency of OS listing by sorting it
+- Documentation updates
+
+
 Version 2.2.0
 -------------
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3afaa276b1a7f3b63a2e5bf1f1970ebd96b25b93..d2771425d04a5da50ef792bff6e0b9d45baf933a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Configure script for Ganeti
 m4_define([gnt_version_major], [2])
 m4_define([gnt_version_minor], [2])
-m4_define([gnt_version_revision], [0])
-m4_define([gnt_version_suffix], [])
+m4_define([gnt_version_revision], [1])
+m4_define([gnt_version_suffix], [~rc0])
 m4_define([gnt_version_full],
           m4_format([%d.%d.%d%s],
                     gnt_version_major, gnt_version_minor,