diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2fb9ade7b..7e569607a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-2005-02-21  Elijah Newren  <newren@gmail.com>
+2005-02-28  Elijah Newren  <newren@gmail.com>
+
+	* configure.in: post-release version bump to 2.9.55
+
+2005-02-28  Elijah Newren  <newren@gmail.com>
 
 	* NEWS: Metacity 2.9.34 unstable release
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 5f556cfaa..4be4483fd 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ AC_PREREQ(2.50)
 
 # Fibonacci sequence for micro version numbering:
 # 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987
-AC_INIT([metacity], [2.9.34],
+AC_INIT([metacity], [2.9.55],
         [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=metacity])
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/display.c)