diff --git a/stdafx.cpp b/stdafx.cpp
index 92246b62e1b..708d3033b36 100644
--- a/stdafx.cpp
+++ b/stdafx.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@
 
 namespace mongo {
 
-    const char versionString[] = "0.9.8";
+    const char versionString[] = "0.9.8+";
 
 } // namespace mongo