diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5bbec443e..017be5bc0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ AC_PREREQ([2.69])
 m4_define([lxc_devel], 0)
 m4_define([lxc_version_major], 4)
 m4_define([lxc_version_minor], 0)
-m4_define([lxc_version_micro], 4)
+m4_define([lxc_version_micro], 5)
 m4_define([lxc_version_beta], [])
 
 m4_define([lxc_abi_major], 1)