diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 0e21fa2d..170d007a 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT(irssi, 0.8.11)
+AC_INIT(irssi, 0.8.12-svn)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src])
 AC_PREREQ(2.50)