diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 48212fc..31068ec 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT(libuev, 2.3.2, https://github.com/troglobit/libuev/issues)
+AC_INIT(libuev, 2.4.0-beta1, https://github.com/troglobit/libuev/issues)
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(aux)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 foreign dist-xz])
 AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])