diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ec1279d..51c66dc 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT(editline, 1.16.1, https://github.com/troglobit/editline/issues)
+AC_INIT(editline, 1.17.0-dev, https://github.com/troglobit/editline/issues)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 foreign no-dist-gzip dist-xz])
 AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])