diff --git a/sysdep/config.h b/sysdep/config.h
index 08c15fe9..d7928e2b 100644
--- a/sysdep/config.h
+++ b/sysdep/config.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #define _BIRD_CONFIG_H_
 
 /* BIRD version */
-#define BIRD_VERSION "1.5.0"
+#define BIRD_VERSION "2.0.0 alpha"
 
 /* Include parameters determined by configure script */
 #include "sysdep/autoconf.h"