diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6336838a..de5d4089 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/).
 
+## Version 2.2.0 - tbd
+
+### Added
+
+### Changed
+
+### Fixed
+
 ## Version 2.1.1 - 2026-10-20
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8a35645d..10445c9d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@cap-js/telemetry",
-  "version": "2.1.1",
+  "version": "2.2.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@cap-js/telemetry",
-      "version": "2.1.1",
+      "version": "2.2.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.9",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2da80a3f..118ca632 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@cap-js/telemetry",
-  "version": "2.1.1",
+  "version": "2.2.0",
   "description": "CDS plugin providing observability features, incl. automatic OpenTelemetry instrumentation.",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",