diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 5dbea6e..6366951 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Mininet Installation/Configuration Notes
 ----------------------------------------
 
-Mininet 2.2b0
+Mininet 2.2.0b0
 ---
 
 The supported installation methods for Mininet are 1) using a
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 0f9d347..8c32cbe 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Mininet 2.2b0 License
+Mininet 2.2.0b0 License
 
 Copyright (c) 2013 Open Networking Laboratory
 Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Bob Lantz and The Board of Trustees of
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4035459..8caa718 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Mininet: Rapid Prototyping for Software Defined Networks
 
 *The best way to emulate almost any network on your laptop!*
 
-Version 2.2b0
+Version 2.2.0b0
 
 ### What is Mininet?
 
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ Mininet includes:
 
   `mn -c`
 
-### New features in 2.2b0
+### New features in this release
 
-Mininet 2.2b0 provides a number of bug fixes as well as
+This release provides a number of bug fixes as well as
 several new features, including:
 
 * Improved OpenFlow 1.3 support
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ hard work that Mininet continues to grow and improve.
 Best wishes, and we look forward to seeing what you can do with
 Mininet to change the networking world!
 
-The Mininet 2.2b0 Core Team:
+The Mininet Core Team:
 
 * Bob Lantz
 * Brian O'Connor
diff --git a/mininet/net.py b/mininet/net.py
index d3f0129..0587b75 100755
--- a/mininet/net.py
+++ b/mininet/net.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ from mininet.util import macColonHex, ipStr, ipParse, netParse, ipAdd
 from mininet.term import cleanUpScreens, makeTerms
 
 # Mininet version: should be consistent with README and LICENSE
-VERSION = "2.2b0"
+VERSION = "2.2.0b0"
 
 class Mininet( object ):
     "Network emulation with hosts spawned in network namespaces."