diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b05ad6e8b2b10b6d85fbdb4616934ed0c2156eeb..5de84287bae6e448ed523c067baa0b099605907e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ dnl An odd micro number indicates in-progress development.
 dnl An even micro number indicates a released version.
 m4_define(graph_tool_version_major, 2)
 m4_define(graph_tool_version_minor, 2)
-m4_define(graph_tool_version_micro, 2dev)
+m4_define(graph_tool_version_micro, 2)
 
 AC_INIT([graph-tool],
         [graph_tool_version_major().graph_tool_version_minor().graph_tool_version_micro()],