diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index e7c12dd919a00788616ebe55021d755f474d7c6c..a415944756880e830cc3ff61189c5b6bc5ebfbd0 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+Changes in synapse v0.22.1 (2017-07-06)
+=======================================
+
+Bug fixes:
+
+* Fix bug where pusher pool didn't start and caused issues when
+  interacting with some rooms (PR #2342)
+
+
 Changes in synapse v0.22.0 (2017-07-06)
 =======================================
 
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index 60af1cbecd2a4f74cea18f3d1bb0274c9337ddb8..dbf22eca005f1f20601e8d0326eba77181b93cbb 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 """ This is a reference implementation of a Matrix home server.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.22.0"
+__version__ = "0.22.1"