diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index df2f8599c4..84cea1c951 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #--------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # Set and export the version string
-export BR2_VERSION:=2011.11-rc1
+export BR2_VERSION:=2012.02-git
 
 # This top-level Makefile can *not* be executed in parallel
 .NOTPARALLEL: