diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 8b99755eb..0f5d39f10 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-  gajimversion="0.15.4"
+  gajimversion="0.16-alpha2"
   if [ -d ".hg" ]; then
     node=$(hg  tip --template "{node}")
     hgversion="-${node:0:12}"