diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Ongoing maintenance is
-The current stable release is [version 2.1.0](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/2018/12/18/wp-cli-v2-1-0-release-notes/). For announcements, follow [@wpcli on Twitter](https://twitter.com/wpcli) or [sign up for email updates](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/subscribe/). [Check out the roadmap](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/roadmap/) for an overview of what's planned for upcoming releases.
+The current stable release is [version 2.2.0](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/2019/04/25/wp-cli-v2-2-0-release-notes/). For announcements, follow [@wpcli on Twitter](https://twitter.com/wpcli) or [sign up for email updates](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/subscribe/). [Check out the roadmap](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/roadmap/) for an overview of what's planned for upcoming releases.
[](https://travis-ci.org/wp-cli/wp-cli) [](https://isitmaintained.com/project/wp-cli/wp-cli "Average time to resolve an issue") [](https://isitmaintained.com/project/wp-cli/wp-cli "Percentage of issues still open")
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
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@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.2.0-alpha
+2.2.0