diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bdfcacf39..35b21bed3 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], [0.8.0])
+AC_INIT([lxc], [0.9.0.alpha1])
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([configure.ac])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([config])