diff --git a/legacy/elementary/README b/legacy/elementary/README
index 5cdabf099e..8d73e5f892 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/README
+++ b/legacy/elementary/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Elementary 1.7.0
+Elementary 1.7.99
 
 ******************************************************************************
 
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/configure.ac b/legacy/elementary/configure.ac
index 2aa7a5ed3c..efffcf7f91 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/configure.ac
+++ b/legacy/elementary/configure.ac
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 ##--##--##--##--##--##--##--##--##--##--##--##--##--##--##--##--##
 m4_define([v_maj], [1])
 m4_define([v_min], [7])
-m4_define([v_mic], [0])
+m4_define([v_mic], [99])
 m4_define([v_rev], m4_esyscmd([(svnversion "${SVN_REPO_PATH:-.}" | grep -v '\(export\|Unversioned directory\)' || echo 0) | awk -F : '{printf("%s\n", $1);}' | tr -d ' :MSP\n']))
 m4_if(v_rev, [0], [m4_define([v_rev], m4_esyscmd([git log 2> /dev/null | (grep -m1 git-svn-id || echo 0) | sed -e 's/.*@\([0-9]*\).*/\1/' | tr -d '\n']))])
 ##--   When released, remove the dnl on the below line
-m4_undefine([v_rev])
+dnl m4_undefine([v_rev])
 ##--   When doing snapshots - change soname. remove dnl on below line
 dnl m4_define([relname], [ver-pre-svn-09])
 dnl m4_define([v_rel], [-release relname])