diff --git a/configure b/configure
index dc2b543..86238bd 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ echo "file config.log: writing..."
 # default settings: initialize all vars here such that nothing is
 # leaked from the environment except for CC, CFLAGS and LDFLAGS
 
-VERSION=1.8
+VERSION=1.8-current
 
 CC=`printf "all:\\n\\t@echo \\\$(CC)\\n" | make ${MAKE_FLAGS} -sf -`