diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 405e5ef871..927dc33e9b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ AC_PREREQ([2.69])
 # For released versions, this is in x.y.z format.
 # For GIT versions, this is x.y.z-git, where x.y.z denotes the next development
 # version that is worked on and that is to be released.
-AC_INIT(kea, 2.7.1-git, kea-dev@lists.isc.org)
+AC_INIT(kea, 2.7.2-git, kea-dev@lists.isc.org)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(README)
 
 # serial-tests is not available in automake version before 1.13, so