diff --git a/anki/__init__.py b/anki/__init__.py
index 29b1d36e4..7c2efeb94 100644
--- a/anki/__init__.py
+++ b/anki/__init__.py
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ if sys.version_info[0] < 3 or sys.version_info[1] < 6:
 if sys.getfilesystemencoding().lower() in ("ascii", "ansi_x3.4-1968"):
     raise Exception("Anki requires a UTF-8 locale.")
 
-version="2.1.0beta21" # build scripts grep this line, so preserve formatting
+version="2.1.0beta22" # build scripts grep this line, so preserve formatting
 from anki.storage import Collection
 __all__ = ["Collection"]