diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index acdee37b4474f8923e8e81da9cd615ffb893d0ca..5d1cd08d75e1a764fa9306f0976144af8f2c6f2b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #
 # $Id$
 
-AC_INIT([GNU nano], [2.4.1], [nano-devel@gnu.org], [nano])
+AC_INIT([GNU nano], [2.4.1-svn], [nano-devel@gnu.org], [nano])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/nano.c])
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE