diff --git a/gajim/__init__.py b/gajim/__init__.py
index 870664a75d27459ce9b27042001e567bd1ba6611..acbcefcec424ac8bc1587f184247bdfc2d202a5f 100644
--- a/gajim/__init__.py
+++ b/gajim/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import subprocess
 
-__version__ = "0.98.3"
+__version__ = "0.99.1"
 
 try:
     node = subprocess.Popen('git rev-parse --short=12 HEAD', shell=True,