diff --git a/json-smart/pom.xml b/json-smart/pom.xml
index 6f8ef200..089226e6 100644
--- a/json-smart/pom.xml
+++ b/json-smart/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>net.minidev</groupId>
     <artifactId>json-smart</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.1</version>
+    <version>2.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>JSON Small and Fast Parser</name>
     <description>
         JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data-interchange format. It is easy for humans to read and write. It is easy for machines to parse and generate. It is based on a subset of the JavaScript Programming Language, Standard ECMA-262 3rd Edition - December 1999. JSON is a text format that is completely language independent but uses conventions that are familiar to programmers of the C-family of languages, including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Perl, Python, and many others. These properties make JSON an ideal data-interchange language.
diff --git a/json-smart/src/main/java/net/minidev/json/JSONArray.java b/json-smart/src/main/java/net/minidev/json/JSONArray.java
index 350d491a..a8b6344f 100644
--- a/json-smart/src/main/java/net/minidev/json/JSONArray.java
+++ b/json-smart/src/main/java/net/minidev/json/JSONArray.java
@@ -79,6 +79,18 @@ public static void writeJSONString(List<? extends Object> list, Appendable out)
 		writeJSONString(list, out, JSONValue.COMPRESSION);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Appends the specified element and returns this.
+	 * Handy alternative to add(E e) method.
+	 *
+	 * @param element element to be appended to this array.
+	 * @return this
+	 */
+	public JSONArray appendElement(Object element) {
+		add(element);
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	public void merge(Object o2) {
 		JSONObject.merge(this, o2);
 	}
diff --git a/json-smart/src/main/java/net/minidev/json/JSONObject.java b/json-smart/src/main/java/net/minidev/json/JSONObject.java
index e9ae547b..ddf0d3b0 100644
--- a/json-smart/src/main/java/net/minidev/json/JSONObject.java
+++ b/json-smart/src/main/java/net/minidev/json/JSONObject.java
@@ -98,6 +98,19 @@ else if (!compression.mustProtectKey(key))
 			JSONValue.writeJSONString(value, out, compression);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Puts value to object and returns this.
+	 * Handy alternative to put(String key, Object value) method.
+	 *
+	 * @param fieldName key with which the specified value is to be associated
+	 * @param fieldValue value to be associated with the specified key
+	 * @return this
+	 */
+	public JSONObject appendField(String fieldName, Object fieldValue) {
+		put(fieldName, fieldValue);
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * A Simple Helper object to String
 	 * 
diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 8b66677b..1cac51b6 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>net.minidev</groupId>
 	<artifactId>minidev-parent</artifactId>
-	<version>2.2.1</version>
+	<version>2.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<name>Minidev super pom</name>
 	<description>minidev common properties.</description>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>