diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2b4a7de2a9d14afab394d69d0551ff2741893be1..2d0c7151558e847971bf295b913c7a66f9b7c8f3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ dnl graph-tool package version number
 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, 1)
-m4_define(graph_tool_version_micro, 2dev)
+m4_define(graph_tool_version_minor, 2)
+m4_define(graph_tool_version_micro, 0)
 
 AC_INIT([graph-tool],
         [graph_tool_version_major().graph_tool_version_minor().graph_tool_version_micro()],