diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f1b3ac0b2c..3fb21c1ea8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #
 m4_define([bind_VERSION_MAJOR], 9)dnl
 m4_define([bind_VERSION_MINOR], 17)dnl
-m4_define([bind_VERSION_PATCH], 14)dnl
+m4_define([bind_VERSION_PATCH], 15)dnl
 m4_define([bind_VERSION_EXTRA], )dnl
 m4_define([bind_DESCRIPTION], [(Development Release)])dnl
 m4_define([bind_SRCID], [m4_esyscmd_s([git rev-parse --short HEAD | cut -b1-7])])dnl