diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1e6ac93e78d..ef9d894d9e6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.69])
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, 22)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, 23)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 99)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_RC, 0)