diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 51c6f838ba1521972946eb3ab97b2a6bdcec5452..93d3984f6e79169e4aab0b6b19bb440c900c423e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.69])
 LT_PREREQ([2.4.6])
 
-AC_INIT([cdi], [1.9.7rc3], [http://mpimet.mpg.de/cdi])
+AC_INIT([cdi], [1.9.7], [http://mpimet.mpg.de/cdi])
 
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(CDI, ["$PACKAGE_VERSION"], [CDI version])