diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a07e94f..1a6c8a4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 all: sxiv
 
-VERSION=0.6
+VERSION=git-20110217
 
 CC?=gcc
 PREFIX?=/usr/local
diff --git a/options.c b/options.c
index 0a1aeda..286d0b6 100644
--- a/options.c
+++ b/options.c
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ void print_usage() {
 }
 
 void print_version() {
-	printf("sxiv - simple x image viewer\n");
-	printf("Version %s, written by Bert Muennich\n", VERSION);
+	printf("sxiv version %s - simple x image viewer\n", VERSION);
 }
 
 void parse_options(int argc, char **argv) {