diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 34e4f29f9..ba341d5fa 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign subdir-objects])
 ## Define ABI information
 AS_VAR_SET([abi_major], [1])
 AS_VAR_SET([abi_minor], [6])
-AS_VAR_SET([abi_suffix], [beta.1])
+AS_VAR_SET([abi_suffix], [ga.1])
 
 ## Check for assertions
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([debug-checks], AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-debug-checks], [enable assertions]))