diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c3684154bcbfbb51bd8b9b70c33a2a678b2783e9..e9a739ebd04fa6bf397398bc161f83bb339ef470 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #
 # $Id$
 
-AC_INIT([GNU nano], [2.1.7], [nano-devel@gnu.org], [nano])
+AC_INIT([GNU nano], [2.1.7-svn], [nano-devel@gnu.org], [nano])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/nano.c])
 AC_CANONICAL_TARGET([])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE