diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 49703a03..719dae76 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -1 +1 @@
-char *version_string = "1.8.1-pre3";
+char *version_string = "1.8.1-pre3+cvs";