diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d6c17704..fd1539a6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([Sugar],[0.58],[],[sugar])
+AC_INIT([Sugar],[0.59],[],[sugar])
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.59])