diff --git a/README b/README
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@
 <http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Cabal/How_to_install_a_Cabal_package>
 including instructions on obtaining a copy of cabal-install.
 
+Please also note that the cabal-based build by default requires the cURL
+library (and development headers). If, for some reason, you cannot provide
+cURL, please pass "-f-curl" to the configure step above.
 
 Hacking
 =======
diff --git a/darcs.cabal b/darcs.cabal
--- a/darcs.cabal
+++ b/darcs.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           darcs
-version:        2.1.99.0
+version:        2.2.0
 License:        GPL
 License-file:   COPYING
 Author:         David Roundy <droundy@darcs.net>, <darcs-users@darcs.net>
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@
     extra-libraries:   curl
     cpp-options:       -DHAVE_CURL
     c-sources:         src/hscurl.c
-    cc-options:        -DHAVE_CURL -DPACKAGE_VERSION="2.1.99.0"
+    cc-options:        -DHAVE_CURL -DPACKAGE_VERSION="2.2.0"
 
     if flag(curl-pipelining)
       -- curl 7.19.1 has bug-free pipelining
@@ -318,14 +318,14 @@
     if flag(libwww)
       build-tools:    libwww-config >= 5.0
       c-sources:      src/hslibwww.c
-      cc-options:     -DHAVE_LIBWWW -DPACKAGE_VERSION="2.1.99.0"
+      cc-options:     -DHAVE_LIBWWW -DPACKAGE_VERSION="2.2.0"
       cpp-options:    -DHAVE_LIBWWW
       x-have-libwww:
     else
       if flag(http)
         build-depends:    network == 2.2.*,
                           HTTP    >= 3000.0 && < 3001.1
-        cpp-options:      -DHAVE_HTTP -DPACKAGE_VERSION="2.1.99.0"
+        cpp-options:      -DHAVE_HTTP -DPACKAGE_VERSION="2.2.0"
         x-have-http:
 
   if flag(external-bytestring)
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@
     extra-libraries:   curl
     cpp-options:       -DHAVE_CURL
     c-sources:         src/hscurl.c
-    cc-options:        -DHAVE_CURL -DPACKAGE_VERSION="2.1.99.0"
+    cc-options:        -DHAVE_CURL -DPACKAGE_VERSION="2.2.0"
 
     if flag(curl-pipelining)
       -- curl 7.19.1 has bug-free pipelining
@@ -457,14 +457,14 @@
     if flag(libwww)
       build-tools:    libwww-config >= 5.0
       c-sources:      src/hslibwww.c
-      cc-options:     -DHAVE_LIBWWW -DPACKAGE_VERSION="2.1.99.0"
+      cc-options:     -DHAVE_LIBWWW -DPACKAGE_VERSION="2.2.0"
       cpp-options:    -DHAVE_LIBWWW
       x-have-libwww:
     else
       if flag(http)
         build-depends:    network == 2.2.*,
                           HTTP    >= 3000.0 && < 3001.1
-        cpp-options:      -DHAVE_HTTP -DPACKAGE_VERSION="2.1.99.0"
+        cpp-options:      -DHAVE_HTTP -DPACKAGE_VERSION="2.2.0"
         x-have-http:
 
   if flag(external-bytestring)
diff --git a/release/distributed-context b/release/distributed-context
--- a/release/distributed-context
+++ b/release/distributed-context
@@ -1,1 +1,1 @@
-Just "\nContext:\n\n[TAG 2.1.99.0\nPetr Rockai <me@mornfall.net>**20090110090422] \n"
+Just "\nContext:\n\n[TAG 2.2.0\nPetr Rockai <me@mornfall.net>**20090115150916] \n"