diff --git a/src/common/version.h b/src/common/version.h
index 3b5d2ed0c..ba2d2c032 100644
--- a/src/common/version.h
+++ b/src/common/version.h
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #ifndef VERSION_H
 #define VERSION_H
 
-#define VERSION_STR "0.8.x"
+#ifndef VERSION_STR_POSTFIX
+#define VERSION_STR_POSTFIX ""
+#endif /* VERSION_STR_POSTFIX */
+
+#define VERSION_STR "0.8.x" VERSION_STR_POSTFIX
 
 #endif /* VERSION_H */