diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 48990d1fa23b7a..953f8cddc45b90 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.2.0 0.0.devel
+2.2.0.0 0.1.rc1
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/core b/lib/ansible/modules/core
index 6c4d71a7fab606..d66983b43e3264 160000
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/core
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/core
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 6c4d71a7fab60601846363506bc8eebe9c52c240
+Subproject commit d66983b43e3264a3885c09509b754fc5ae19fa68
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras b/lib/ansible/modules/extras
index df35d324d62e60..35132b892f364f 160000
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit df35d324d62e6034ab86db0fb4a56d3ca122d4b2
+Subproject commit 35132b892f364f073437c6b3913442cc4893c7d1
diff --git a/lib/ansible/release.py b/lib/ansible/release.py
index 85aeb08fef8f51..e871cfbf87210b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/release.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/release.py
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
-__version__ = '2.2.0'
+__version__ = '2.2.0.0'
 __author__  = 'Ansible, Inc.'