diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9bc02321..69b51101 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.9.6 2008-11-23
+0.9.6+ 2008-11-23
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 3838a719..ae054590 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ install :
 VERSION_MAJOR	= 0
 VERSION_MINOR	= 9
 VERSION_PATCH	= 6
-EXTRAVERSION	= 
+EXTRAVERSION	= +
 MM_VERSION	= $(VERSION_MAJOR).$(VERSION_MINOR)
 VERSION		= $(MM_VERSION).$(VERSION_PATCH)$(EXTRAVERSION)
 CFLAGS		+= -DVERSION_MAJOR=$(VERSION_MAJOR) \