diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 43c3fe9f91..606f9cb69b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "i3status-rs"
-version = "0.21.11"
+version = "0.22.0"
 dependencies = [
  "assert_fs",
  "chrono",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b18c7a115d..ebb7a8a010 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "A feature-rich and resource-friendly replacement for i3status, wr
 repository = "https://github.com/greshake/i3status-rust/"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "GPL-3.0-only"
-version = "0.21.11"
+version = "0.22.0"
 authors = [
   "Kai Greshake <development@kai-greshake.de>",
   "Contributors on GitHub (https://github.com/greshake/i3status-rust/graphs/contributors)",
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index f51c8d5e85..730a68e479 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# i3status-rust 0.22.0 [not released]
+# i3status-rust 0.22.0
 
 ### Breaking changes
 
diff --git a/doc/blocks.md b/doc/blocks.md
index cfd939baf0..c9d4c7c41d 100644
--- a/doc/blocks.md
+++ b/doc/blocks.md
@@ -1733,6 +1733,17 @@ format = "{output_name} {volume}"
 "alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo" = "🎧"
 ```
 
+Since the default value for the `device_kind` key is `sink`,
+to display ***microphone*** block you have to use the `source` value:
+
+```toml
+[[block]]
+block = "sound"
+driver = "pulseaudio"
+device_kind = "source"
+```
+
+
 #### Options
 
 Key | Values | Required | Default
@@ -1741,7 +1752,7 @@ Key | Values | Required | Default
 `format` | A string to customise the output of this block. See below for available placeholders. Text may need to be escaped, refer to [Escaping Text](#escaping-text). | No | `{volume}`
 `name` | PulseAudio device name, or the ALSA control name as found in the output of `amixer -D yourdevice scontrols`. | No | PulseAudio: `@DEFAULT_SINK@` / ALSA: `Master`
 `device` | ALSA device name, usually in the form "hw:X" or "hw:X,Y" where `X` is the card number and `Y` is the device number as found in the output of `aplay -l`. | No | `default`
-`device_kind` | PulseAudio device kind: `source` or `sink`. | No | `sink`
+`device_kind` | PulseAudio device kind: `source` (input) or `sink` (output). | No | `sink`
 `natural_mapping` | When using the ALSA driver, display the "mapped volume" as given by `alsamixer`/`amixer -M`, which represents the volume level more naturally with respect for the human ear. | No | `false`
 `step_width` | The percent volume level is increased/decreased for the selected audio device when scrolling. Capped automatically at 50. | No | `5`
 `max_vol` | Max volume in percent that can be set via scrolling. Note it can still be set above this value if changed by another application. | No | `None`