diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c571f953..72b081ea 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 m4_define([_moo_major_version_],[1])
 m4_define([_moo_minor_version_],[0])
-m4_define([_moo_micro_version_],[96])
+m4_define([_moo_micro_version_],[97])
 m4_define([_moo_version_suffix_],[devel])
 m4_define([_moo_module_major_version_],[2])
 m4_define([_moo_module_minor_version_],[0])