diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 502c8ef..19023b1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 # OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 # SUCH DAMAGE.
 
-AC_INIT([sysklogd], [2.2.0], [https://github.com/troglobit/sysklogd/issues],,
+AC_INIT([sysklogd], [2.2.1-beta1], [https://github.com/troglobit/sysklogd/issues],,
 	[https://github.com/troglobit/sysklogd])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(aux)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 foreign subdir-objects])