diff --git a/pyxiannotator/XiAnnotator.py b/pyxiannotator/XiAnnotator.py
index cde2539..3496d26 100644
--- a/pyxiannotator/XiAnnotator.py
+++ b/pyxiannotator/XiAnnotator.py
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class XiAnnotatorLocal(XiAnnotatorSuper):
     def __init__(self, java_home_dir='/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/', jar_path=''):
         XiAnnotatorSuper.__init__(self)
 
-        self.xiAnnotatorVersion = '1.4.21'
+        self.xiAnnotatorVersion = '1.4.22'
 
         import os
         os.environ['JAVA_HOME'] = java_home_dir
diff --git a/pyxiannotator/jar/xiAnnotator-1.4.21-jar-with-dependencies.jar b/pyxiannotator/jar/xiAnnotator-1.4.22-jar-with-dependencies.jar
similarity index 97%
rename from pyxiannotator/jar/xiAnnotator-1.4.21-jar-with-dependencies.jar
rename to pyxiannotator/jar/xiAnnotator-1.4.22-jar-with-dependencies.jar
index 0b3b2cb..d440f7c 100755
Binary files a/pyxiannotator/jar/xiAnnotator-1.4.21-jar-with-dependencies.jar and b/pyxiannotator/jar/xiAnnotator-1.4.22-jar-with-dependencies.jar differ
diff --git a/pyxiannotator/version.txt b/pyxiannotator/version.txt
index 7179039..abd4105 100644
--- a/pyxiannotator/version.txt
+++ b/pyxiannotator/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2.3
+0.2.4