diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f6643caec..f81bcead0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 1
 PATCHLEVEL = 16
 SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = .svn
+EXTRAVERSION = .git
 NAME = Unnamed
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*