diff --git a/MMAPPER_VERSION b/MMAPPER_VERSION
index 613ec15f6..559bf852f 100644
--- a/MMAPPER_VERSION
+++ b/MMAPPER_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-21.12.1
+22.05.0
diff --git a/NEWS.txt b/NEWS.txt
index cd8c4dabc..52e5c5bae 100644
--- a/NEWS.txt
+++ b/NEWS.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+================================
+MMapper 22.05.0 (May 7, 2022)
+================================
+
+New features:
+ - Characters in the room can now be viewed in the Room Panel. This panel
+   populated by the GMCP Room.Chars module (Cosmos)
+ - Maps can now be exported and imported using the new human-readable and
+   editable mm2xml XML format (Cosmos)
+
+Changes:
+ - Default map has been updated
+
 ================================
 MMapper 21.12.1 (December 6, 2021)
 ================================