diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index 67ba60e90b..72ea20a34d 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-:spock-release-version: 2.2-M2
+:spock-release-version: 2.2-M3
 :spock-release-date: 2022-07-15
 :spock-snapshot-version: 2.2
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index db8e6c7833..df07476e0d 100755
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ description = "Spock Framework"
 
 ext {
   baseVersion = "2.2"
-  snapshotVersion = true
-  milestone = 0
+  snapshotVersion = false
+  milestone = 3
   javaVersions = [8, 11, 17] // ensure that latest version is actually build on travis, otherwise no docs get published
   javaVersion = (System.getProperty("javaVersion") ?: 8) as int
   variants = [2.5, 3.0, 4.0]