diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 73efffa1293cf8b0867206a31466fe72959c1aa2..7b9e38ae198affa88e842cc9719be3cf2c7093ce 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ dnl You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 dnl License along with this library.  If not, see
 dnl <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-AC_INIT([libvirt], [1.2.3], [libvir-list@redhat.com], [], [http://libvirt.org])
+AC_INIT([libvirt], [1.2.4], [libvir-list@redhat.com], [], [http://libvirt.org])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/libvirt.c])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])