diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0996172..c7c966f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ dnl   CL_CURRENT and set CL_REVISION to 0,
 dnl * if any functions/classes have been added, increment CL_AGE,
 dnl * if backwards compatibility has been broken, set CL_AGE to 0.
 CL_CURRENT=3
-CL_REVISION=2
+CL_REVISION=3
 CL_AGE=0
 dnl make substitutions
 AC_SUBST(CL_CURRENT)
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ AC_SUBST(CL_AGE)
 dnl release version
 CL_VERSION_MAJOR=1
 CL_VERSION_MINOR=1
-CL_VERSION_PATCHLEVEL=8
+CL_VERSION_PATCHLEVEL=9
 dnl release version for cln/config.h, so it can be tested by the preprocessor
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(CL_VERSION_MAJOR, $CL_VERSION_MAJOR)
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(CL_VERSION_MINOR, $CL_VERSION_MINOR)