diff --git a/src/configure b/src/configure
index 6d8469aab..4d0009152 100755
--- a/src/configure
+++ b/src/configure
@@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@ echo "***"
 exit 2;
 fi
 
-ECL_VERSION=0.6
+ECL_VERSION=0.7
 
 
 ac_aux_dir=