diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 206555850..1481f0100 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 1
-PATCHLEVEL = 16
+PATCHLEVEL = 17
 SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION =
+EXTRAVERSION = .git
 NAME = Unnamed
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*