diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 596014e74..01fc8cfe2 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 AC_INIT(control-center)
 
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(control-center, 0.5)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(control-center, 0.99)
 
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE