diff --git a/docs/RELEASE-NOTES b/docs/RELEASE-NOTES
index cf34aed..aea65ec 100644
--- a/docs/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/docs/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Version 0.2.2.1
+---------------
+
+- fixes issues #12, #13
+- only attempt to flush on asyncio.CancelledError to avoid spurious
+  secondary errors
+
 Version 0.2.2
 -------------
 
diff --git a/server/version.py b/server/version.py
index 79efc29..e6541a2 100644
--- a/server/version.py
+++ b/server/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = "ElectrumX 0.2.2"
+VERSION = "ElectrumX 0.2.2.1"