diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b8646b9d83..cfec61fe5b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 dnl Process with autoconf to generate configure script   -*- sh -*-
 
-AC_INIT(LyX,1.6.1svn,[lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org],[lyx])
-AC_SUBST(LYX_DATE, ["Fri, Nov 7, 2008"])
+AC_INIT(LyX,1.7.0svn,[lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org],[lyx])
+AC_SUBST(LYX_DATE, ["Fri, Nov 14, 2008"])
 AC_PREREQ(2.52)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/main.cpp)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])