diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 0b3a9c0421..c49e2bd253 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project('gimp',
   'c', 'cpp',
-  version: '3.2.0-RC3',
+  version: '3.2.0-RC3+git',
   meson_version: '>=0.61.0',
   default_options: [
     'cpp_std=c++14',