diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ef7c532b7..83a9128a6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 1
 PATCHLEVEL = 17
 SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = .git
+EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Unnamed
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*