diff --git a/doc/changelog.rst b/doc/changelog.rst
index cf31167..481d6a7 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.rst
+++ b/doc/changelog.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 ChangeLog
 =========
 
+
+2.2.1 (2013-10-29)
+------------------
+
+*Bugfix:*
+
+    * `#2 <https://github.com/rbarrois/python-semanticversion/issues/2>`_: Properly expose
+      :func:`~semantic_version.validate` as a top-level module function.
+
 2.2.0 (2013-03-22)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/src/semantic_version/__init__.py b/src/semantic_version/__init__.py
index d4dc2af..6ced92a 100644
--- a/src/semantic_version/__init__.py
+++ b/src/semantic_version/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 
 __author__ = "Raphaël Barrois <raphael.barrois+semver@polytechnique.org>"
-__version__ = '2.2.0'
+__version__ = '2.2.1'
 
 
 from .base import compare, match, validate, Spec, SpecItem, Version