diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index 8b926dc1..c1c42664 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "puppet-python",
-  "version": "2.2.2",
+  "version": "2.2.3-rc0",
   "author": "Vox Pupuli",
   "summary": "Python Module",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",