diff --git a/.version b/.version
index a01c758c1898..f07cdfac44f1 100644
--- a/.version
+++ b/.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-22.05
+22.11
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/trivial.nix b/lib/trivial.nix
index 18616a189c26..e4f95234b21a 100644
--- a/lib/trivial.nix
+++ b/lib/trivial.nix
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ rec {
      On each release the first letter is bumped and a new animal is chosen
      starting with that new letter.
   */
-  codeName = "Quokka";
+  codeName = "Raccoon";
 
   /* Returns the current nixpkgs version suffix as string. */
   versionSuffix =
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2211.section.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2211.section.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b68f793091a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2211.section.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xml:id="sec-release-22.11">
+  <title>Release 22.11 (“Raccoon”, 2022.11/??)</title>
+  <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
+    <listitem>
+      <para>
+        Support is planned until the end of June 2023, handing over to
+        23.05.
+      </para>
+    </listitem>
+  </itemizedlist>
+  <section xml:id="sec-release-22.11-highlights">
+    <title>Highlights</title>
+    <para>
+      In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages, this release
+      has the following highlights:
+    </para>
+  </section>
+  <section xml:id="sec-release-22.11-new-services">
+    <title>New Services</title>
+  </section>
+  <section xml:id="sec-release-22.11-incompatibilities">
+    <title>Backward Incompatibilities</title>
+  </section>
+  <section xml:id="sec-release-22.11-notable-changes">
+    <title>Other Notable Changes</title>
+  </section>
+</section>
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/release-notes.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/release-notes.xml
index 216fea677757..ee5009faf6f4 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/release-notes.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/release-notes.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   This section lists the release notes for each stable version of NixOS and
   current unstable revision.
  </para>
+ <xi:include href="../from_md/release-notes/rl-2211.section.xml" />
  <xi:include href="../from_md/release-notes/rl-2205.section.xml" />
  <xi:include href="../from_md/release-notes/rl-2111.section.xml" />
  <xi:include href="../from_md/release-notes/rl-2105.section.xml" />
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2211.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2211.section.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d8aa12e5980a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2211.section.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Release 22.11 (“Raccoon”, 2022.11/??) {#sec-release-22.11}
+
+- Support is planned until the end of June 2023, handing over to 23.05.
+
+## Highlights {#sec-release-22.11-highlights}
+
+In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages, this release has the following highlights:
+
+<!-- To avoid merge conflicts, consider adding your item at an arbitrary place in the list instead. -->
+
+## New Services {#sec-release-22.11-new-services}
+
+<!-- To avoid merge conflicts, consider adding your item at an arbitrary place in the list instead. -->
+
+## Backward Incompatibilities {#sec-release-22.11-incompatibilities}
+
+<!-- To avoid merge conflicts, consider adding your item at an arbitrary place in the list instead. -->
+
+## Other Notable Changes {#sec-release-22.11-notable-changes}
+
+<!-- To avoid merge conflicts, consider adding your item at an arbitrary place in the list instead. -->