diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 1f4c7ae11..72a20e8d8 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 dnl May need to run automake && aclocal first
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.57)
-AC_INIT(gramps, 2.90.0, [gramps-bugs@lists.sourceforge.net])
+dnl NOTE: 1st arg to macro below becomes the "VERSION"
+AC_INIT(gramps, 2.90.5, [gramps-bugs@lists.sourceforge.net])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(configure.in)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.6.3 foreign])