diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 249afd517..124846b48 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.18.1
+0.18.1-dev
diff --git a/cmd/restic/global.go b/cmd/restic/global.go
index 16dd5e1be..b10dbc46c 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/global.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/global.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ import (
 // to a missing backend storage location or config file
 var ErrNoRepository = errors.New("repository does not exist")
 
-var version = "0.18.1"
+var version = "0.18.1-dev (compiled manually)"
 
 // TimeFormat is the format used for all timestamps printed by restic.
 const TimeFormat = "2006-01-02 15:04:05"