diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 93981d7..68aba68 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.68)
-AC_INIT([Liblouis], [2.6.5], [liblouis-liblouisxml@freelists.org], [liblouis], [http://www.liblouis.org])
+AC_INIT([Liblouis], [3.0.0.alpha1], [liblouis-liblouisxml@freelists.org], [liblouis], [http://www.liblouis.org])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([liblouis/lou_backTranslateString.c])
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(liblouis/config.h)
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 ])
 
 # increment if the interface has additions, changes, removals.
-LIBLOUIS_CURRENT=10
+LIBLOUIS_CURRENT=11
 
 # increment any time the source changes; set to 0 if you increment
 # CURRENT