6 files changed, 22 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/doc/README.md b/doc/README.md
index a215824582..f5aeb34a3c 100644
--- a/doc/README.md
+++ b/doc/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Bitcoin 0.9.0 BETA
+Bitcoin 0.9.99 BETA
 =====================
 
 Copyright (c) 2009-2014 Bitcoin Developers
diff --git a/doc/README_windows.txt b/doc/README_windows.txt
index abca4894e2..18fd4216f9 100644
--- a/doc/README_windows.txt
+++ b/doc/README_windows.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Bitcoin 0.9.0rc1 BETA
+Bitcoin 0.9.99 BETA
 
 Copyright (c) 2009-2014 Bitcoin Core Developers
 
diff --git a/doc/release-process.md b/doc/release-process.md
index bf289805ca..cd60684f42 100644
--- a/doc/release-process.md
+++ b/doc/release-process.md
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ Release Process
 
 ###update (commit) version in sources
 
-
-	bitcoin-qt.pro
 	contrib/verifysfbinaries/verify.sh
 	doc/README*
 	share/setup.nsi
diff --git a/share/genbuild.sh b/share/genbuild.sh
index afa4b4ccb9..6890a6eba0 100755
--- a/share/genbuild.sh
+++ b/share/genbuild.sh
@@ -14,13 +14,21 @@ else
 fi
 
 DESC=""
+SUFFIX=""
 LAST_COMMIT_DATE=""
 if [ -e "$(which git)" -a -d ".git" ]; then
     # clean 'dirty' status of touched files that haven't been modified
     git diff >/dev/null 2>/dev/null 
 
-    # get a string like "v0.6.0-66-g59887e8-dirty"
-    DESC="$(git describe --dirty 2>/dev/null)"
+    # if latest commit is tagged and not dirty, then override using the tag name
+    RAWDESC=$(git describe --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null)
+    if [ "$(git rev-parse HEAD)" = "$(git rev-list -1 $RAWDESC)" ]; then
+        git diff-index --quiet HEAD -- && DESC=$RAWDESC
+    fi
+
+    # otherwise generate suffix from git, i.e. string like "59887e8-dirty"
+    SUFFIX=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+    git diff-index --quiet HEAD -- || SUFFIX="$SUFFIX-dirty"
 
     # get a string like "2012-04-10 16:27:19 +0200"
     LAST_COMMIT_DATE="$(git log -n 1 --format="%ci")"
@@ -28,6 +36,8 @@ fi
 
 if [ -n "$DESC" ]; then
     NEWINFO="#define BUILD_DESC \"$DESC\""
+elif [ -n "$SUFFIX" ]; then
+    NEWINFO="#define BUILD_SUFFIX $SUFFIX"
 else
     NEWINFO="// No build information available"
 fi
diff --git a/src/clientversion.h b/src/clientversion.h
index 8d0f89c715..29b4aa3764 100644
--- a/src/clientversion.h
+++ b/src/clientversion.h
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 // These need to be macros, as version.cpp's and bitcoin-qt.rc's voodoo requires it
 #define CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR       0
 #define CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR       9
-#define CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION    0
-#define CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD       99
+#define CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION    99
+#define CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD       0
 
 // Set to true for release, false for prerelease or test build
 #define CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE  false
diff --git a/src/version.cpp b/src/version.cpp
index 904451ac59..51e34aa9c9 100644
--- a/src/version.cpp
+++ b/src/version.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ const std::string CLIENT_NAME("Satoshi");
 #    define GIT_COMMIT_DATE "$Format:%cD$"
 #endif
 
+#define BUILD_DESC_WITH_SUFFIX(maj,min,rev,build,suffix) \
+    "v" DO_STRINGIZE(maj) "." DO_STRINGIZE(min) "." DO_STRINGIZE(rev) "." DO_STRINGIZE(build) "-" DO_STRINGIZE(suffix)
+
 #define BUILD_DESC_FROM_COMMIT(maj,min,rev,build,commit) \
     "v" DO_STRINGIZE(maj) "." DO_STRINGIZE(min) "." DO_STRINGIZE(rev) "." DO_STRINGIZE(build) "-g" commit
 
@@ -47,7 +50,9 @@ const std::string CLIENT_NAME("Satoshi");
     "v" DO_STRINGIZE(maj) "." DO_STRINGIZE(min) "." DO_STRINGIZE(rev) "." DO_STRINGIZE(build) "-unk"
 
 #ifndef BUILD_DESC
-#    ifdef GIT_COMMIT_ID
+#    ifdef BUILD_SUFFIX
+#        define BUILD_DESC BUILD_DESC_WITH_SUFFIX(CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, BUILD_SUFFIX)
+#    elif defined(GIT_COMMIT_ID)
 #        define BUILD_DESC BUILD_DESC_FROM_COMMIT(CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, GIT_COMMIT_ID)
 #    else
 #        define BUILD_DESC BUILD_DESC_FROM_UNKNOWN(CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD)