diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7ee2fe5..2db3e2d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT(libite, 2.0.0, https://github.com/troglobit/libite/issues)
+AC_INIT(libite, 2.1.0-pre, https://github.com/troglobit/libite/issues)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 foreign no-dist-gzip dist-xz])
 AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])