diff --git a/VERSION.cmake b/VERSION.cmake
index e40b00e1e..af8286368 100644
--- a/VERSION.cmake
+++ b/VERSION.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 set( VERSION_MAJOR 1 )
 set( VERSION_MINOR 2 )
 set( VERSION_PATCH 1 )
-set( VERSION  ${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_PATCH}pre)
+set( VERSION
+${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_PATCH}pre${VERSION_SUFFIX})