diff --git a/configure b/configure
index f02e1b80..051d7357 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ fi
 
 PACKAGE=nano
 
-VERSION=0.9.19
+VERSION=0.9.19-cvs
 
 if test "`cd $srcdir && pwd`" != "`pwd`" && test -f $srcdir/config.status; then
   { echo "configure: error: source directory already configured; run "make distclean" there first" 1>&2; exit 1; }