diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f15e07b70b..8d2600da3d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #TODO A better place for default CFLAGS?
 
 
-    AC_INIT(suricata, 2.0dev)
+    AC_INIT(suricata, 2.1dev)
     AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
     AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/suricata.c])
     AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR(m4)