diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index bee2bd0d..87c299ec 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 dnl configure.in for Fluxbox  - created from configure.in Blackbox 0.61.1
 dnl Initialize autoconf and automake
 AC_INIT(src/main.cc)
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(fluxbox,0.1.7,no-define)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(fluxbox,0.1.8,no-define)
 
 dnl Determine default prefix
 test x$prefix = "xNONE" && prefix="$ac_default_prefix"