diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 1e6306c9..a95204ec 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ dnl change API = c+1:0:a
 dnl add API = c+1:0:a+1
 dnl remove API = c+1:0:0
 dnl *************************************************
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(alsa-lib, 0.6.0pre1)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(alsa-lib, 0.9.0beta1)
 eval LIBTOOL_VERSION_INFO="2:0:0"
 dnl *************************************************
 AM_CONDITIONAL(INSTALL_M4, test "x${ACLOCAL}" = "xaclocal")