diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3a59a978d3d..5e3cdd6d2bf 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.64])
 
 AC_INIT([systemd],
-        [226],
+        [227],
         [http://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues],
         [systemd],
         [http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd])