diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 552239d8..ada91193 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.61])
-AC_INIT([byobu], [5.121], [http://byobu.org])
+AC_INIT([byobu], [6.12], [http://byobu.org])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([usr/bin/byobu.in])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign])
 AC_PROG_LN_S
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu.in b/usr/bin/byobu.in
index b04eb1ab..99de41d4 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu.in
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu.in
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 #    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-VERSION=6.12
+VERSION=@VERSION@
 PKG="byobu"
 
 # All sorts of things go wrong if you don't own your $HOME dir.