diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 0c3192a9..5f69131a 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ INCDIR=@includedir@/espeak
 LIBDIR=@libdir@
 DATADIR=$(PREFIX)/share/espeak-data
 
-SHARED_VERSION=2:47:1 # = *.so.1.1.47
+SHARED_VERSION=2:48:1 # = *.so.1.1.48
 
 MKDIR=mkdir -p
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 618e87bb..381a2cb1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.63])
-AC_INIT([eSpeak], [1.47], [https://github.com/rhdunn/espeak/issues], [espeak], [https://github.com/rhdunn/espeak])
+AC_INIT([eSpeak], [1.48], [https://github.com/rhdunn/espeak/issues], [espeak], [https://github.com/rhdunn/espeak])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE()
 
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES],[AM_SILENT_RULES])