diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 79a8a5090..ea08d5dee 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ AC_REVISION($Revision$)
 AC_INIT(lib/krb5/send_to_kdc.c)
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(include/config.h)
 
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(heimdal,0.0)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(heimdal,0.0a)
 
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 CANONICAL_HOST=$host