diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 07b50acec9..24aaffe33f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-project('compton', 'c', version: '2')
+project('compton', 'c', version: '3')
 
 cc = meson.get_compiler('c')