diff --git a/libretroshare/src/util/rsversion.in b/libretroshare/src/util/rsversion.in
index 2574307a7..166333797 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/util/rsversion.in
+++ b/libretroshare/src/util/rsversion.in
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <string>
 
-#define LIB_VERSION "0.5.5"
+#define LIB_VERSION "0.5.5a"
 #define SVN_REVISION "Revision $WCREV$"
 #define SVN_REVISION_NUMBER  $WCREV$
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/util/rsguiversion.in b/retroshare-gui/src/util/rsguiversion.in
index 244ad2ee2..d513469d5 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/util/rsguiversion.in
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/util/rsguiversion.in
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  ****************************************************************/
 
 
-#define GUI_VERSION "0.5.5"
+#define GUI_VERSION "0.5.5a"
 
 #define GUI_REVISION "Revision: $WCREV$"