diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c0a0044..5c957ac 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([recoverjpeg], [2.6])
+AC_INIT([recoverjpeg], [2.6.1])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/recoverjpeg.c])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([support])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([support])