diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2c42ee9dae7f103f012c1d4c1bf36b8f0029e82e..4f87a2cae04e85cd3f6d9f9ff9b4aaabf2d25238 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #
 # $Id$
 
-AC_INIT([GNU nano], [2.2.5-svn], [nano-devel@gnu.org], [nano])
+AC_INIT([GNU nano], [2.2.99-svn], [nano-devel@gnu.org], [nano])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/nano.c])
 AC_CANONICAL_TARGET([])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE