diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 51b88b3e..291ecbad 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -1 +1 @@
-char *version_string = "1.8.1-pre2";
+char *version_string = "1.8.1-pre2+cvs";