diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 50b9e48..3afa03d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # explicit defines for separate revision handling
 define(ver_major, 1)
 define(ver_minor, 5)
-define(ver_micro, 108)
+define(ver_micro, 109)
 
 # sync with current git
 define(ver_git, m4_esyscmd([