diff --git a/bin/mlst b/bin/mlst
index 48cc6aff..2a522c40 100755
--- a/bin/mlst
+++ b/bin/mlst
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use Digest::MD5 qw(md5_hex);
 #..............................................................................
 # Globals
 
-my $VERSION = "2.21.0";
+my $VERSION = "2.22.0";
 my $EXE = basename( $FindBin::RealScript );
 my $AUTHOR = 'Torsten Seemann';
 my $URL = 'https://github.com/tseemann/mlst';