diff --git a/configure.ac.in b/configure.ac.in
index d9f5e7a8dcca2341f3170bb2fd0bca80ad6aadbe..522a88aa97fa8b540a63fe36a9549364f38a680c 100644
--- a/configure.ac.in
+++ b/configure.ac.in
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ m4_define([xfpm_version_major], [4])
 m4_define([xfpm_version_minor], [17])
 m4_define([xfpm_version_micro], [1])
 m4_define([xfpm_version_build], [@REVISION@])
-m4_define([xfpm_version_tag], [])
+m4_define([xfpm_version_tag], [git])
 m4_define([xfpm_version], [xfpm_version_major().xfpm_version_minor().xfpm_version_micro()ifelse(xfpm_version_tag(), [git], [xfpm_version_tag()-xfpm_version_build()], [xfpm_version_tag()])])
 
 AC_INIT([xfce4-power-manager],[xfpm_version],[http://bugzilla.xfce.org/])