diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 727cba6efa3..3afb94a82cf 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([udev], [146], [linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org])
+AC_INIT([udev], [147], [linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org])
 AC_PREREQ(2.60)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([check-news foreign 1.9 dist-bzip2 subdir-objects])
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])