diff --git a/src-3.0/configure.ac b/src-3.0/configure.ac
index de153c796..5e82d71d1 100644
--- a/src-3.0/configure.ac
+++ b/src-3.0/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 dnl Run autoconf to generate configure from this file
 
-AC_INIT([GF],[2.9],[aarne@cs.chalmers.se],[GF])
+AC_INIT([GF],[3.0-alpha],[aarne@cs.chalmers.se],[GF])
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.53)