diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 57c7f0955..d958dfb9a 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_CPP
 AC_PROG_CC_STDC
 
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(heimdal,0.4a)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(heimdal,0.4c-pre)
 
 AC_PREFIX_DEFAULT(/usr/heimdal)