diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 00af5b8ea6..a7dfc2c576 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ dnl The NM version number
 m4_define([nm_major_version], [0])
 m4_define([nm_minor_version], [9])
 m4_define([nm_micro_version], [9])
-m4_define([nm_nano_version],  [95])
+m4_define([nm_nano_version],  [98])
 m4_define([nm_version],
           [nm_major_version.nm_minor_version.nm_micro_version.nm_nano_version])
 m4_define([nm_git_sha], [m4_esyscmd([ ( [ -d ./.git/ ] && [ "$(readlink -f ./.git/)" = "$(readlink -f "$(git rev-parse --git-dir 2>/dev/null)" 2>/dev/null)" ] && git rev-parse --verify -q HEAD 2>/dev/null ) || true ])])