diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 74ef7dc598..c456cadafb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ all:
 .PHONY: all
 
 # Set and export the version string
-export BR2_VERSION := 2021.11
+export BR2_VERSION := 2022.02-git
 # Actual time the release is cut (for reproducible builds)
 BR2_VERSION_EPOCH = 1638734000