diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 199af68a6..b956b930a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.50])
-AC_INIT([shairport-sync], [3.1], [mikebrady@eircom.net])
+AC_INIT([shairport-sync], [3.1.1rc1], [mikebrady@eircom.net])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([shairport.c])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])