diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e52dc30a6..77d270dbb 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ Copyright (C) 2000-2004  Stephane Fillod, Frank Singleton and others
 
 Please send Hamlib bug reports to hamlib-developer@lists.sourceforge.net
 
+Version 1.2.2
+	2004-08-23
+	* new models: Ten-Tec (Orion), AOR 3030, Yaesu FRG's, Skanti
+	* fixes: JRC NRD435 & NRD535, Drake, AOR3000, and many other
+	* port: Fixes for BRK/RTS/DTR handling under win32 (-> Elektor304)
+	* bindings: updated Visual Basic wrapper file
+	* rigswr: new command to measure VSWR vs frequency
+
 Version 1.2.1
 	2004-05-19
 	* API change: added RIG_AGC_MEDIUM enum
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fd18039d3..72e6263a9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ AC_PREREQ(2.50)
 ## Autoconf initialisation. ##
 ## ------------------------ ##
 dnl Please do not use '-' in the version number, 'make rpm' will fail
-AC_INIT([hamlib], [1.2.2cvs], [hamlib-developer@lists.sourceforge.net])
+AC_INIT([hamlib], [1.2.2], [hamlib-developer@lists.sourceforge.net])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([include/hamlib/rig.h])
 
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