diff --git a/docs/source/changelog.rst b/docs/source/changelog.rst
index 8c8229c..1468dd9 100644
--- a/docs/source/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/source/changelog.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+Version 2.22
+------------
+* Fixed a bug when specifying a custom download directory
+
 Version 2.21
 ------------
 * Updated documentation
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 0f82242..04432d3 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 copyright = "2024, ECMWF"
 author = "ECMWF"
 
-release = "2.21"
-version = "2.21"
+release = "2.22"
+version = "2.22"
 
 # -- General configuration
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8353416..49cd4b1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def read(fname):
     return io.open(file_path, encoding="utf-8").read()
 
 
-version = "2.21"
+version = "2.22"
 
 
 setuptools.setup(