diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 85008c77d1..4b3ce471e7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ dnl not sure exactly what the minimum version is (but 2.13 won't work)
 AC_PREREQ(2.57)
 
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
-AC_INIT(BOINC, 1.08)
+AC_INIT(BOINC, 1.09)
 
 echo "--- Configuring BOINC AC_PACKAGE_VERSION ---"