diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5803876a1b1..b5116922f94 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.69])
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, 24)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, 25)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 99)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_RC, 0)