diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1dce9f3c4278abd8c194caf87fb01cf8b853683d..1e09e23bac5e796d71a37945abc9a97108994e41 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #
 # $Id$
 
-AC_INIT([GNU nano], [2.1.2], [nano-devel@gnu.org], [nano])
+AC_INIT([GNU nano], [2.1.2-svn], [nano-devel@gnu.org], [nano])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/nano.c])
 AC_CANONICAL_TARGET([])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE