diff --git a/src/version.cpp b/src/version.cpp
index 50f962e94..e1c1ca309 100644
--- a/src/version.cpp
+++ b/src/version.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace libtorrent {
 
 char const* version()
 {
-	return LIBTORRENT_VERSION "." LIBTORRENT_REVISION ;
+	return LIBTORRENT_VERSION;
 }
 
 }