diff --git a/.release b/.release
index a6cf7c3a..a01c758c 100644
--- a/.release
+++ b/.release
@@ -1 +1 @@
-21.11
+22.05
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/release-notes.adoc b/docs/release-notes/release-notes.adoc
index 826b991d..56bfa20b 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/release-notes.adoc
+++ b/docs/release-notes/release-notes.adoc
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ This section lists the release notes for stable versions of Home Manager and the
 
 :leveloffset: 1
 
+include::rl-2205.adoc[]
+
 include::rl-2111.adoc[]
 
 include::rl-2105.adoc[]
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/rl-2205.adoc b/docs/release-notes/rl-2205.adoc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..55420daa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/release-notes/rl-2205.adoc
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[[sec-release-22.05]]
+== Release 22.05
+
+This is the current unstable branch and the information in this section is therefore not final.
+
+[[sec-release-22.05-highlights]]
+=== Highlights
+
+This release has the following notable changes:
+
+* Nothing has happened.
+
+[[sec-release-22.05-state-version-changes]]
+=== State Version Changes
+
+The state version in this release includes the changes below.
+These changes are only active if the `home.stateVersion` option is set to "22.05" or later.
+
+* Nothing has happened.
diff --git a/docs/usage.adoc b/docs/usage.adoc
index d41545c8..285835b2 100644
--- a/docs/usage.adoc
+++ b/docs/usage.adoc
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ A fresh install of Home Manager will generate a minimal `~/.config/nixpkgs/home.
   # You can update Home Manager without changing this value. See
   # the Home Manager release notes for a list of state version
   # changes in each release.
-  home.stateVersion = "21.11";
+  home.stateVersion = "22.05";
 
   # Let Home Manager install and manage itself.
   programs.home-manager.enable = true;
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ To satisfy the above setup we should elaborate the `home.nix` file as follows:
   # You can update Home Manager without changing this value. See
   # the Home Manager release notes for a list of state version
   # changes in each release.
-  home.stateVersion = "21.11";
+  home.stateVersion = "22.05";
 
   # Let Home Manager install and manage itself.
   programs.home-manager.enable = true;
diff --git a/home-manager/home-manager b/home-manager/home-manager
index 990e1e5e..4128aa90 100644
--- a/home-manager/home-manager
+++ b/home-manager/home-manager
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
             export VERBOSE=1
             ;;
         --version)
-            echo 21.11
+            echo 22.05
             exit 0
             ;;
         *)
diff --git a/home-manager/install.nix b/home-manager/install.nix
index 67703570..cf45f14d 100644
--- a/home-manager/install.nix
+++ b/home-manager/install.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ runCommand "home-manager-install" {
       # You can update Home Manager without changing this value. See
       # the Home Manager release notes for a list of state version
       # changes in each release.
-      home.stateVersion = "21.11";
+      home.stateVersion = "22.05";
 
       # Let Home Manager install and manage itself.
       programs.home-manager.enable = true;
diff --git a/modules/misc/version.nix b/modules/misc/version.nix
index 270d3bc3..9673c0ff 100644
--- a/modules/misc/version.nix
+++ b/modules/misc/version.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ with lib;
         "21.03"
         "21.05"
         "21.11"
+        "22.05"
       ];
       default = "18.09";
       description = ''