diff --git a/configure b/configure
index f8c1784..2f65110 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2167,7 +2167,7 @@ fi
 
 # Define the identity of the package.
  PACKAGE=prt-get
- VERSION=5.18
+ VERSION=5.18.1
 
 
 cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 807a080..d0862dd 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 AC_INIT
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/prtget.cpp])
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(prt-get,5.18)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(prt-get,5.18.1)
 
 
 dnl Determine default prefix