diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 3e79015..54ed921 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 AC_PREREQ(2.53)
 AC_INIT(alsamixer/alsamixer.c)
 AC_PREFIX_DEFAULT(/usr)
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(alsa-utils, 1.0.9)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(alsa-utils, 1.0.9a)
 
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION(0.14.1)