diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 315a06df..422e1e88 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ project("ggml" C CXX ASM)
 set(GGML_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
 set(GGML_VERSION_MINOR 9)
 set(GGML_VERSION_PATCH 3)
-set(GGML_VERSION_DEV "")  # "-dev" for development, "" for releases
+set(GGML_VERSION_DEV "-dev")  # "-dev" for development, "" for releases
 set(GGML_VERSION_BASE "${GGML_VERSION_MAJOR}.${GGML_VERSION_MINOR}.${GGML_VERSION_PATCH}")
 
 find_program(GIT_EXE NAMES git git.exe NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH)