diff --git a/project/Build.scala b/project/Build.scala
index ca3ec50b5179..b4d36c02a36e 100644
--- a/project/Build.scala
+++ b/project/Build.scala
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ object Build {
     settings(commonSettings).
     settings(
       version := {
-        val base = "0.2.1"
+        val base = "0.2.2"
         if (isRelease) base else base + "-SNAPSHOT"
       },
 
diff --git a/sbt-dotty/src/dotty/tools/sbtplugin/DottyPlugin.scala b/sbt-dotty/src/dotty/tools/sbtplugin/DottyPlugin.scala
index 45768ac0d5a8..c971e9020582 100644
--- a/sbt-dotty/src/dotty/tools/sbtplugin/DottyPlugin.scala
+++ b/sbt-dotty/src/dotty/tools/sbtplugin/DottyPlugin.scala
@@ -179,6 +179,14 @@ object DottyPlugin extends AutoPlugin {
           dottyBridge
         else
           scalaBridge
+      },
+
+      // Needed for RCs publishing
+      scalaBinaryVersion := {
+        if (isDotty.value)
+          scalaVersion.value.split("\\.").take(2).mkString(".")
+        else
+          scalaBinaryVersion.value
       }
     )
   }