diff --git a/builds/unix/configure b/builds/unix/configure
index 1fd53b6f3..4b8a8a212 100644
--- a/builds/unix/configure
+++ b/builds/unix/configure
@@ -1495,7 +1495,7 @@ ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
 # Don't forget to update docs/VERSION.DLL!
 
-version_info='9:5:3'
+version_info='9:7:3'
 
 ft_version=`echo $version_info | tr : .`
 
diff --git a/builds/unix/configure.ac b/builds/unix/configure.ac
index 89ba574aa..f7c2b94e7 100644
--- a/builds/unix/configure.ac
+++ b/builds/unix/configure.ac
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([ftconfig.in])
 
 # Don't forget to update docs/VERSION.DLL!
 
-version_info='9:6:3'
+version_info='9:7:3'
 AC_SUBST([version_info])
 ft_version=`echo $version_info | tr : .`
 AC_SUBST([ft_version])