diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1a88e3426..df7f4ae8d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([projectM], [3.1.1-rc8], [mischa@mvstg.biz], [projectM], [https://github.com/projectM-visualizer/projectm/])
+AC_INIT([projectM], [3.1.2], [mischa@mvstg.biz], [projectM], [https://github.com/projectM-visualizer/projectm/])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wall -Werror foreign subdir-objects tar-pax])
 
 m4_ifdef([AM_PROG_AR], [AM_PROG_AR])