diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 364a48b..f031412 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 dnl *******************************************
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.53)
-AC_INIT([openwsman], [2.4.4])
+AC_INIT([openwsman], [2.6.0])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/server/wsmand.c)
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])