diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 1df7e633f7..9267ea2e67 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sbt.Package.ManifestAttributes
 
 name := "htsjdk"
 
-val buildVersion = "2.1.1"
+val buildVersion = "2.2.0"
 
 organization := "com.github.samtools"