--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2629,7 +2629,7 @@
 # back to 1.0 when releasing the first alpha.  Map files are *never*
 # compatible across major releases.
 
-$as_echo "#define MAPAPI \"2.0\"" >>confdefs.h
+$as_echo "#define MAPAPI \"3.0\"" >>confdefs.h
 
 
 bind_CONFIGARGS="${ac_configure_args:-default}"