diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index cf55f5463..452b1c0ad 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ AC_PREREQ([2.68])
 define(_PKG_VERSION_MAJOR, 0)
 define(_PKG_VERSION_MINOR, 1)
 define(_PKG_VERSION_BUILD, 2)
-define(_PKG_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, false)
+define(_PKG_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, true)
 
 # The library version is based on libtool versioning of the ABI. The set of
 # rules for updating the version can be found here: