diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 39617d5..1c57bf9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.62])
 
 AC_INIT([libevdev],
-        [1.1],
+        [1.1.99.1],
         [https://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=libevdev],
         [libevdev],
         [http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libevdev/])