diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 7b72dcaf..bf18aa75 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ dnl add API = c+1:0:a+1
 dnl remove API = c+1:0:0
 dnl *************************************************
 AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(alsa-lib, 0.9.0rc8a)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(alsa-lib, 0.9.0rc8b)
 eval LIBTOOL_VERSION_INFO="2:0:0"
 dnl *************************************************
 AM_CONDITIONAL(INSTALL_M4, test -n "${ACLOCAL}")