diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 04f61b31..3cc1e898 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([gparted],[0.5.0],[https://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=gparted])
+AC_INIT([gparted],[0.5.0-git],[https://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=gparted])
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/main.cc)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])