diff --git a/laldetchar/configure.ac b/laldetchar/configure.ac
index 44334ce98de5d1f38323b47c872f1bee9530da06..6b38224dfdcf531988a4c70e647ca8c58c6753f3 100644
--- a/laldetchar/configure.ac
+++ b/laldetchar/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.63])
-AC_INIT([LALDetChar],[0.3.5],[lal-discuss@ligo.org])
+AC_INIT([LALDetChar],[0.3.5.1],[lal-discuss@ligo.org])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([src/config.h src/LALDetCharConfig.h])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/LALDetChar.h])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([gnuscripts])