diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 92f0bda5e7..25fd5cde86 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 # DEFINES += -DUSE_STDEV
 
-GIT_VERSION = 0.99.8
+GIT_VERSION = 0.99.8.GIT
 
 CFLAGS = -g -O2 -Wall
 ALL_CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) $(PLATFORM_DEFINES) $(DEFINES)