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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ This is a GraphQL Java implementation based on the [specification](https://githu
 and the JavaScript [reference implementation](https://github.com/graphql/graphql-js).
  
 
-**Status**: Version `2.1.0` is released. 
+**Status**: Version `2.2.0` is released. 
     
 The versioning follows [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org) since `2.0.0`.