diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index 14dd668d51..419e406adf 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -9,4 +9,7 @@ const Maj = "0"
 const Min = "9"
 const Fix = "0"
 
-const Version = "0.9.0"
+const Version = "0.9.0-dev"
+
+// GitCommit set by build flags
+var GitCommit = ""