diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 4b8c84c76..8a6b37843 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ install :
 VERSION_MAJOR	= 1
 VERSION_MINOR	= 0
 VERSION_PATCH	= 0
-EXTRAVERSION	= -rc1
+EXTRAVERSION	= -rc1+
 MM_VERSION	= $(VERSION_MAJOR).$(VERSION_MINOR)
 VERSION		= $(MM_VERSION).$(VERSION_PATCH)$(EXTRAVERSION)
 CFLAGS		+= -DVERSION_MAJOR=$(VERSION_MAJOR) \