diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e490871821..43b5ba5ca9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 all:
 
 # Set and export the version string
-export BR2_VERSION := 2015.05
+export BR2_VERSION := 2015.08-git
 
 # Check for minimal make version (note: this check will break at make 10.x)
 MIN_MAKE_VERSION = 3.81