diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index ab23dee0d7..6292c85ec6 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ dnl AM_CONFIG_HEADER(src/config.h)
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)
 
 PACKAGE=lyx${program_suffix}
-VERSION="1.2.0pre3"
+VERSION="1.2.0cvs"
 LYX_CHECK_VERSION
 
 AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM