diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 157cf0bb9..92ab2f512 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ EFL_CHECK_PATH_MAX
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(setenv)
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(unsetenv)
 
-efl_version="1.7.3"
+efl_version="1.7.4"
 AC_SUBST(efl_version)
 
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([sys/timerfd.h sys/ptrace.h arpa/inet.h netinet/in.h])