diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
similarity index 90%
rename from .github/workflows/cd.yml
rename to .github/workflows/pre-release.yml
index d8df8f43c..1d4b85b1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Publish package to Test PyPI
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@d417ba7e7683fa9104c42abe611c1f2c93c0727d
         with:
-          user: __token__
-          password: ${{ secrets.TEST_PYPI_PASSWORD }}
           repository-url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 382e82d6a..07b82e165 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ jobs:
         run: python -m build
       - name: Publish package to PyPI
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@d417ba7e7683fa9104c42abe611c1f2c93c0727d
-        with:
-          user: __token__
-          password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_PASSWORD }}
       - name: Install tox
         run: pip install tox
       - name: Generate API docs
diff --git a/splunklib/__init__.py b/splunklib/__init__.py
index 3dca1c4c9..84c4a061b 100644
--- a/splunklib/__init__.py
+++ b/splunklib/__init__.py
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ def setup_logging(
     logging.basicConfig(level=level, format=log_format, datefmt=date_format)
 
 
-__version_info__ = (2, 1, 1)
+__version_info__ = (2, 2, 0, "alpha")
 __version__ = ".".join(map(str, __version_info__))