diff --git a/retroshare.pri b/retroshare.pri
index 19dd5434f..7858f67f6 100644
--- a/retroshare.pri
+++ b/retroshare.pri
@@ -456,13 +456,26 @@ defined in command line")
         RS_MINOR_VERSION = $$member(RS_GIT_DESCRIBE_SPLIT, 1)
 
         RS_GIT_DESCRIBE_SPLIT = $$member(RS_GIT_DESCRIBE_SPLIT, 2)
-        RS_GIT_DESCRIBE_SPLIT = $$split(RS_GIT_DESCRIBE_SPLIT, -)
+        RS_GIT_DESCRIBE_SPLIT = $$split(RS_GIT_DESCRIBE_SPLIT, )
 
-        RS_MINI_VERSION = $$member(RS_GIT_DESCRIBE_SPLIT, 0)
-
-        RS_GIT_DESCRIBE_SPLIT = $$member(RS_GIT_DESCRIBE_SPLIT, 1, -1)
-
-        RS_EXTRA_VERSION = $$join(RS_GIT_DESCRIBE_SPLIT,-,-)
+        # Split string into mini version (leading numbers) and extra version (string after the numbers)
+        RS_MINI_VERSION =
+        RS_EXTRA_VERSION =
+        for(CHAR, RS_GIT_DESCRIBE_SPLIT) {
+            isEqual(CHAR, 0) | greaterThan(CHAR, 0):lessThan(CHAR, 9) | isEqual(CHAR, 9) {
+                # Number
+                isEmpty(RS_EXTRA_VERSION) {
+                    # Add leading numbers to mini version
+                    RS_MINI_VERSION = $${RS_MINI_VERSION}$${CHAR}
+                } else {
+                    # Add to extra version
+                    RS_EXTRA_VERSION = $${RS_EXTRA_VERSION}$${CHAR}
+                }
+            } else {
+                # Add to extra version
+                RS_EXTRA_VERSION = $${RS_EXTRA_VERSION}$${CHAR}
+            }
+        }
 
         message("RetroShare version\
 $${RS_MAJOR_VERSION}.$${RS_MINOR_VERSION}.$${RS_MINI_VERSION}$${RS_EXTRA_VERSION}\