diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 447858cc..6cb4588e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ exec ${GUILE} --no-auto-compile -L $(pwd) -e '(@@ (configure) main)' -s "$0" ${1
 
 (define *shell* "sh")
 (define PACKAGE "mes")
-(define VERSION "0.3")
+(define VERSION "0.4")
 (define PREFIX "/usr/local")
 (define GUILE_EV (effective-version))
 (define CC (or (getenv "CC") "gcc"))