diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c8816ae27a3..7f38a055d41 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 dnl require autoconf 2.60 (AS_ECHO/AS_ECHO_N)
 AC_PREREQ([2.60])
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, 2)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 3)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, 2)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 4)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_RC, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, true)