diff --git a/core/sys_config.php b/core/sys_config.php
index 80d1d0c3..3d97c8d1 100644
--- a/core/sys_config.php
+++ b/core/sys_config.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ _d("DEBUG", false);          // boolean  print various debugging details
 _d("COOKIE_PREFIX", 'shm');  // string   if you run multiple galleries with non-shared logins, give them different prefixes
 _d("SPEED_HAX", false);      // boolean  do some questionable things in the name of performance
 _d("WH_SPLITS", 1);          // int      how many levels of subfolders to put in the warehouse
-_d("VERSION", '2.8.1');      // string   shimmie version
+_d("VERSION", '2.8.1+');     // string   shimmie version
 _d("TIMEZONE", null);        // string   timezone
 _d("EXTRA_EXTS", "");        // string   optional extra extensions
 _d("BASE_HREF", null);       // string   force a specific base URL (default is auto-detect)