diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3b254f12267..047d7676308 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 #
 
-VERSION = 118
+VERSION = 116
 
 # set this to make use of syslog
 USE_LOG = true