diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e26d71a2edb94a2370b783d6ea6b9400d17f4679..f1721080d38dc1be60ce58e21c6255425e749e53 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, 10dev)
+m4_define(graph_tool_version_micro, 10)
 
 AC_INIT([graph-tool],[graph_tool_version_major().graph_tool_version_minor().graph_tool_version_micro()],[http://graph-tool.skewed.de])