diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 33a9c0cdc..179386e51 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -12,17 +12,7 @@
 # - increase clutter_interface_version to the next odd number
 m4_define([clutter_major_version], [1])
 m4_define([clutter_minor_version], [5])
-m4_define([clutter_micro_version], [11])
-
-m4_define([clutter_release_status],
-          [m4_if(m4_eval(clutter_micro_version % 2), [1], [git],
-                 [m4_if(m4_eval(clutter_minor_version % 2), [1], [snapshot],
-                                                                 [release])])])
-
-m4_define([clutter_version], [clutter_major_version.clutter_minor_version.clutter_micro_version])
-
-# change this only when breaking the API
-m4_define([clutter_api_version], [1.0])
+m4_define([clutter_micro_version], [12])
 
 # increase the interface age by 1 for each release; if the API changes,
 # set to 0. interface_age and binary_age are used to create the soname
@@ -43,8 +33,19 @@ m4_define([clutter_api_version], [1.0])
 #   ...
 #
 m4_define([clutter_interface_age], [0])
+
 m4_define([clutter_binary_age], [m4_eval(100 * clutter_minor_version + clutter_micro_version)])
 
+m4_define([clutter_release_status],
+          [m4_if(m4_eval(clutter_micro_version % 2), [1], [git],
+                 [m4_if(m4_eval(clutter_minor_version % 2), [1], [snapshot],
+                                                                 [release])])])
+
+m4_define([clutter_version], [clutter_major_version.clutter_minor_version.clutter_micro_version])
+
+# change this only when breaking the API
+m4_define([clutter_api_version], [1.0])
+
 AC_PREREQ([2.63])
 
 AC_INIT([clutter],