diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index efb817ffebd55fe159a893b13dc98d7174d151f6..f2481b5f172d4815a4d627783cd76a7ffe0c4ed7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([.])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])
 
 SHLIBMAJOR=2
-SHLIBMINOR=4
+SHLIBMINOR=5
 
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST