diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 91e3d2c57..c0825744b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14)
 
 project(MLT
-  VERSION 7.21.0
+  VERSION 7.22.0
   DESCRIPTION "Multimedia Framework"
   HOMEPAGE_URL "https://www.mltframework.org"
   LANGUAGES C CXX
diff --git a/Doxyfile b/Doxyfile
index ba03c5327..65613b56f 100644
--- a/Doxyfile
+++ b/Doxyfile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME = MLT
 # This could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or 
 # if some version control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER = 7.20.0
+PROJECT_NUMBER = 7.22.0
 
 # The OUTPUT_DIRECTORY tag is used to specify the (relative or absolute) 
 # base path where the generated documentation will be put. 
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index c0d636390..ea57dcbbc 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,80 @@
 MLT Release Notes
 -----------------
 
+Version 7.22.0
+
+Framework
+  * Added new functions:
+    - `mlt_property_is_color()`
+    - `mlt_property_is_numeric()`
+    - `mlt_property_is_rect()`
+  * Many new keyframe types:
+    - `mlt_keyframe_smooth_loose` - `~=` (same as old `mlt_keyframe_smooth` - Unity Catmull-Rom spline)
+    - `mlt_keyframe_smooth_natural` - `$=` (Centripetal Catmull-Rom spline with natural slope)
+    - `mlt_keyframe_smooth_tight` - `-=` (Centripetal Catmull-Rom spline with 0 slope)
+    - `mlt_keyframe_sinusoidal_in` - `a=`
+    - `mlt_keyframe_sinusoidal_out` - `b=`
+    - `mlt_keyframe_sinusoidal_in_out` - `c=`
+    - `mlt_keyframe_quadratic_in` - `d=`
+    - `mlt_keyframe_quadratic_out` - `e=`
+    - `mlt_keyframe_quadratic_in_out` - `f=`
+    - `mlt_keyframe_cubic_in` - `g=`
+    - `mlt_keyframe_cubic_out` - `h=`
+    - `mlt_keyframe_cubic_in_out` - `i=`
+    - `mlt_keyframe_quartic_in` - `j=`
+    - `mlt_keyframe_quartic_out` - `k=`
+    - `mlt_keyframe_quartic_in_out` - `l=`
+    - `mlt_keyframe_quintic_in` - `m=`
+    - `mlt_keyframe_quintic_out` - `n=`
+    - `mlt_keyframe_quintic_in_out` - `o=`
+    - `mlt_keyframe_exponential_in` - `p=`
+    - `mlt_keyframe_exponential_out` - `q=`
+    - `mlt_keyframe_exponential_in_out` - `r=`
+    - `mlt_keyframe_circular_in` - `s=`
+    - `mlt_keyframe_circular_out` - `t=`
+    - `mlt_keyframe_circular_in_out` - `u=`
+    - `mlt_keyframe_back_in` - `v=`
+    - `mlt_keyframe_back_out` - `w=`
+    - `mlt_keyframe_back_in_out` - `x=`
+    - `mlt_keyframe_elastic_in` - `y=`
+    - `mlt_keyframe_elastic_out` - `z=`
+    - `mlt_keyframe_elastic_in_out` - `A=`
+    - `mlt_keyframe_bounce_in` - `B=`
+    - `mlt_keyframe_bounce_out` - `C=`
+    - `mlt_keyframe_bounce_in_out` - `D=`
+  * Fixed missing support for `mlt_service_transition` in `Mlt::Producer()` C++
+    constructor.
+
+Modules
+  * Fixed `rotoscoping` filter crash on image with height = 0.
+  * Fixed crashed due to `qtblend` transition requesting an image of 0 width or
+    height.
+  * Added support for RtAudio 6 in the `rtaudio` consumer.
+  * Fixed `createdate` keyword deletes preceeding text in `dynamictext` filter.
+  * Added `opacity` property to filters that use `qtext`:
+    - `dynamictext`
+    - `gpstext`
+    - `qtext`
+    - `timer`
+  * Added `fade_video`, `fade_audio`, and `fade_color` properties to `autofade`
+    filter.
+  * Added backwards compatibility for changed filter names in frei0r v2.3.1:
+    - `frei0r.measure_pr0be`
+    - `frei0r.measure_pr0file`
+    - `frei0r.tehroxx0r`
+    - `frei0r.alpha0ps_alpha0ps`
+    - `frei0r.alpha0ps_alphagrad`
+    - `frei0r.alpha0ps_alphaspot`
+    - `frei0r.denoise_hqdn3d`
+  * Fixed a memory leak in `avformat` producer with consumer deinterlacer=yadif.
+  * Fixed `qimage` producer color if consumer color_range=pc pix_fmt=yuv444p.
+
+Other
+  * Fixed `ten_bit/ProRes 422` avformat preset produced ProRes 444.
+  * Fixed `YouTube` avformat preset did not output high profile with some
+    hardware encoders.
+
+
 Version 7.20.0
 
 Framework
diff --git a/docs/melt.1 b/docs/melt.1
index c35fb9f8d..574cb1a82 100644
--- a/docs/melt.1
+++ b/docs/melt.1
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.38.4.
-.TH MELT "1" "October 2023" "melt 7.20.0" "User Commands"
+.TH MELT "1" "November 2023" "melt 7.22.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
 melt \- author, play, and encode multitrack audio/video compositions
 .SH SYNOPSIS
diff --git a/src/framework/mlt_version.h b/src/framework/mlt_version.h
index 06e03664d..9da612e4d 100644
--- a/src/framework/mlt_version.h
+++ b/src/framework/mlt_version.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #define MLT_STRINGIZE(s) MLT_STRINGIZE2(s)
 
 #define LIBMLT_VERSION_MAJOR 7
-#define LIBMLT_VERSION_MINOR 21
+#define LIBMLT_VERSION_MINOR 22
 #define LIBMLT_VERSION_REVISION 0
 #define LIBMLT_VERSION_INT \
     ((LIBMLT_VERSION_MAJOR << 16) + (LIBMLT_VERSION_MINOR << 8) + LIBMLT_VERSION_REVISION)