diff --git a/libfuse/configure.ac b/libfuse/configure.ac
index 8f1a63a2..6fc80378 100644
--- a/libfuse/configure.ac
+++ b/libfuse/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT(fuse, 2.9.7)
+AC_INIT(fuse, 2.9.8-mergerfs)
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.59d)
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])