diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 70b6cb451..fc6a68630 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ dnl   MA 02110-1301, USA.
 AC_PREREQ([2.59])
 dnl For a release change [devel] to the real version [0.xy]
 dnl also change VERSION below
-AC_INIT([ClamAV], [0.99], [http://bugs.clamav.net/], [clamav], [http://www.clamav.net/])
+AC_INIT([ClamAV], [devel], [http://bugs.clamav.net/], [clamav], [http://www.clamav.net/])
 
 AH_BOTTOM([#include "platform.h"])
 dnl put configure auxiliary into config
diff --git a/m4/reorganization/version.m4 b/m4/reorganization/version.m4
index 0693b8022..c8e674686 100644
--- a/m4/reorganization/version.m4
+++ b/m4/reorganization/version.m4
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 dnl change this on a release
-dnl VERSION="devel-`date +%Y%m%d`"
-VERSION="0.99-beta1"
+VERSION="devel-`date +%Y%m%d`"
+dnl VERSION="0.99"
 
 LC_CURRENT=7
 LC_REVISION=27