diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 7b869fda..70f9b0f4 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -1 +1 @@
-char *version_string = "1.8-pre2";
+char *version_string = "1.8-pre2+cvs";