diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6640e22d59c3e2847772b3a323b682ee665c95e1..970cf604cbe9a2f085c3636705a28b4a84e9c1c6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #
 # $Id$
 
-AC_INIT([GNU nano], [2.2.4], [nano-devel@gnu.org], [nano])
+AC_INIT([GNU nano], [2.2.4-svn], [nano-devel@gnu.org], [nano])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/nano.c])
 AC_CANONICAL_TARGET([])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE