diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 805ab766..d691b921 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+1.9.3: Ludovic Rousseau
+6 August 2021
+- fix a stupid regression with systemd introduced in the previous version
+
+
 1.9.2: Ludovic Rousseau
 3 August 2021
 - improve NetBSD support
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8f07e807..da835b2e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.69])
 
-AC_INIT([pcsc-lite],[1.9.2])
+AC_INIT([pcsc-lite],[1.9.3])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/pcscdaemon.c)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(1.8 dist-bzip2 no-dist-gzip)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])