diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ca722a6c..2e5d5ae2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.62)
-AC_INIT(jose, 8)
+AC_INIT(jose, 9)
 AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 AC_PROG_CC_C99