diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 513351d98d..7afb946b51 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 # DEFINES += -DUSE_STDEV
 
-GIT_VERSION = 0.99.7
+GIT_VERSION = 0.99.7.GIT
 
 CFLAGS = -g -O2 -Wall
 ALL_CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) $(PLATFORM_DEFINES) $(DEFINES)