diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index ba677c17c334..66bcedc0c8b3 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use strict;
 my $P = $0;
 $P =~ s@.*/@@g;
 
-my $V = '0.21';
+my $V = '0.22';
 
 use Getopt::Long qw(:config no_auto_abbrev);