diff --git a/mle.h b/mle.h
index 5d2fa45..9494ac9 100644
--- a/mle.h
+++ b/mle.h
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ extern editor_t _editor;
 #endif
 #define MLE_XSTR(s) MLE_STR(s)
 #define MLE_STR(s) #s
-#define MLE_VERSION ("1.7.3-dev" MLE_XSTR(MLE_VERSION_APPEND))
+#define MLE_VERSION ("1.7.4-dev" MLE_XSTR(MLE_VERSION_APPEND))
 
 #define MLE_OK 0
 #define MLE_ERR 1