diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fbc715fcc3..c55eac5a1c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.69])
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, 18)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 1)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 0)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 1)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_RC, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, true)
 define(_COPYRIGHT_YEAR, 2022)