update the version
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ded435e..351dc19 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
AC_PREREQ([2.68])
-AC_INIT([bzip3], [1.0.1], [https://github.com/kspalaiologos/bzip3])
+AC_INIT([bzip3], [1.1.1], [https://github.com/kspalaiologos/bzip3])
AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign subdir-objects tar-pax color-tests])
AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
