diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e2716fa..2a6cf3b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.57)
 AC_INIT([xf86-input-evdev],
-        2.3.0,
+        2.4.0,
         [https://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=xorg],
         xf86-input-evdev)