diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 33f48bcf..e45bf43b 100755
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 AC_PREREQ(2.50)
 AC_INIT(src/main.cpp)
 
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(llcon,0.9.5cvs)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(llcon,0.9.9)
 
 
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
diff --git a/src/global.h b/src/global.h
index bba702d2..22c73c2c 100755
--- a/src/global.h
+++ b/src/global.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 /* version and application name (always use this version) */
 #undef VERSION
-#define VERSION                         "0.9.9cvs"
+#define VERSION                         "0.9.9"
 #define APP_NAME                        "llcon"