diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8fb3a34..49c8879 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # explicit defines for separate revision handling
 define(ver_major, 1)
-define(ver_minor, 4)
+define(ver_minor, 5)
 define(ver_micro, 0)
 
 # sync with current git