diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b691dbdd82..9323f9cf7b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ dnl require autoconf 2.60 (AS_ECHO/AS_ECHO_N)
 AC_PREREQ([2.60])
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, 2)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 9)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, 2)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, 3)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_RC, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, true)