diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2831c0140..2066952dd 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #                                               -*- Autoconf -*-
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
-AC_INIT([lxc], [1.0.0.alpha1])
+AC_INIT([lxc], [1.0.0.alpha2])
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([configure.ac])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([config])