diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 24f327a0..b3124fc2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.63])
-AC_INIT([ivar], [1.2.2], [gkarthik@scripps.edu])
+AC_INIT([ivar], [1.2.3], [gkarthik@scripps.edu])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign subdir-objects])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])