diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index c300c899..48951ad2 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -80,3 +80,5 @@ doc/%.1: doc/%.xml
 endif
 
 
+release-tag:
+	git tag -m "Release $(VERSION)" v$(VERSION)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 28189070..71849f19 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.63])
-AC_INIT([ostree], [0], [walters@verbum.org])
+AC_INIT([ostree], [2012.0], [walters@verbum.org])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])