diff --git a/eth/bft/bft_handler.go b/eth/bft/bft_handler.go
index cb39dc31a15f..22c8c14ea076 100644
--- a/eth/bft/bft_handler.go
+++ b/eth/bft/bft_handler.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 const maxBlockDist = 7 // Maximum allowed backward distance from the chain head, 7 is just a magic number indicate very close block
 
-//Define Boradcast Group functions
+// Define Boradcast Group functions
 type broadcastVoteFn func(*types.Vote)
 type broadcastTimeoutFn func(*types.Timeout)
 type broadcastSyncInfoFn func(*types.SyncInfo)
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ func (b *Bfter) Timeout(peer string, timeout *types.Timeout) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	b.broadcastCh <- timeout
 	if verified {
+		b.broadcastCh <- timeout
 		err = b.consensus.timeoutHandler(b.blockChainReader, timeout)
 		if err != nil {
 			if _, ok := err.(*utils.ErrIncomingMessageRoundNotEqualCurrentRound); ok {
@@ -156,9 +156,9 @@ func (b *Bfter) SyncInfo(peer string, syncInfo *types.SyncInfo) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	b.broadcastCh <- syncInfo
 	// Process only if verified and qualified
 	if verified {
+		b.broadcastCh <- syncInfo
 		err = b.consensus.syncInfoHandler(b.blockChainReader, syncInfo)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error("handle BFT SyncInfo", "error", err)
diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index 7cfed1a11afe..6d5ad0874e36 100644
--- a/params/version.go
+++ b/params/version.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 const (
 	VersionMajor = 2        // Major version component of the current release
 	VersionMinor = 2        // Minor version component of the current release
-	VersionPatch = 0        // Patch version component of the current release
+	VersionPatch = 1        // Patch version component of the current release
 	VersionMeta  = "stable" // Version metadata to append to the version string
 )