diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c97d745d27..fe4eb2e25a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.60])
-AC_INIT([owntone], [27.4])
+AC_INIT([owntone], [28.0])
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([config.h.in])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])