diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 936b2e94..8710c2bc 100644
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ fi
 
 PACKAGE=openbox
 
-VERSION=1.0.1
+VERSION=1.1.0
 
 if test "`cd $srcdir && pwd`" != "`pwd`" && test -f $srcdir/config.status; then
   { echo "configure: error: source directory already configured; run "make distclean" there first" 1>&2; exit 1; }