diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2a01fad..adb2ce5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT(editline, 1.17.1, https://github.com/troglobit/editline/issues)
+AC_INIT(editline, 1.17.2-pre, https://github.com/troglobit/editline/issues)
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(aux)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 foreign dist-xz])
 AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])