diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 981eb1e1ed..81aba57d38 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 ##
 AC_PREREQ(2.60)
 
-AC_INIT(Quagga, 0.99.24+cl3u5, [https://bugzilla.quagga.net])
+AC_INIT(Quagga, 2.0-rc0, [https://bugzilla.quagga.net])
 CONFIG_ARGS="$ac_configure_args"
 AC_SUBST(CONFIG_ARGS)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(lib/zebra.h)