diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 42442905c..626e33dd4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.63])
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.11
-AC_INIT([construct], [1.0-dev])
+AC_INIT([construct], [1])
 
 AC_GNU_SOURCE
 AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS