diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7d4c4227..924783da 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ dnl Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
 dnl 02110-1301 USA.
 
 define(RELEASE_NUM, 83)
-define(CDIO_VERSION_STR, 0.$1git)
+define(CDIO_VERSION_STR, 0.$1)
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.67)