diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 824c29a68..492ae055c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ AC_INIT([GNU Midnight Commander], [], [mc-devel@gnome.org])
 AC_PREREQ(2.52)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/main.c)
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(mc, 4.6.1-20041104)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(mc, 4.6.1-pre1a)
 
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE