diff --git a/pytools/version.py b/pytools/version.py
index fb2006e24cd2a7c120f8e7793acade15df35993e..7bf4929c82ccaed36dc8f4ba82f3a63e77ef7945 100644
--- a/pytools/version.py
+++ b/pytools/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-VERSION = (2022, 1)
+VERSION = (2022, 1, 1)
 VERSION_STATUS = ""
 VERSION_TEXT = ".".join(str(x) for x in VERSION) + VERSION_STATUS