diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 29a94d409..cfd23846b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.69])
-AC_INIT([openocd], [0.12.0-rc1],
+AC_INIT([openocd], [0.12.0-rc1+dev],
   [OpenOCD Mailing List <openocd-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/openocd.c])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])