diff --git a/make/defs.mk b/make/defs.mk
index 1007fa29..ca2585f7 100644
--- a/make/defs.mk
+++ b/make/defs.mk
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ ifeq ($(VERSION),)
   ifneq ($(wildcard $(VERSION_FILE)),)
     VERSION                 := $(shell $(CAT) $(VERSION_FILE))
   else
-    VERSION                 := $(shell echo 1.0.0.0-dev | tee $(VERSION_FILE))
+    VERSION                 := $(shell echo 1.0.0-0-dev | tee $(VERSION_FILE))
     $(warning Automatically created missing $(VERSION_FILE).)
   endif
 endif