diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 3b2a34f284..bdf4a87edb 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 # Autoconf initialization
 AC_PREREQ(2.59)
-AC_INIT([gnucash], [2.3.8], [gnucash-devel@gnucash.org])
+AC_INIT([gnucash], [2.3.9], [gnucash-devel@gnucash.org])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(config.h)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/engine/Transaction.h)