diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index dbb39c56416b1177900c1c4c0c547fba9875d58f..1abe4905688080e78b1fbc8f6df7c1e51a6ed44c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dnl ***************************
 m4_define([libxfce4panel_verinfo], [4:0:0]) dnl current:revision:age
 m4_define([libxfce4panel_version_api], [2.0])
 m4_define([xfce4_panel_config_version], [2])
-XDT_VERSION_INIT([4.19.6])
+XDT_VERSION_INIT([4.19.6], [git])
 
 dnl minimum required versions
 m4_define([glib_minimum_version], [2.72.0])