diff --git a/lib/framework.php b/lib/framework.php
index e49842640b..dc195c65d7 100644
--- a/lib/framework.php
+++ b/lib/framework.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ if (!defined('STATUSNET') && !defined('LACONICA')) { exit(1); }
 
 define('STATUSNET_BASE_VERSION', '1.1.0');
 define('STATUSNET_LIFECYCLE', 'alpha1'); // 'dev', 'alpha[0-9]+', 'beta[0-9]+', 'rc[0-9]+', 'release'
-define('STATUSNET_VERSION', STATUSNET_BASE_VERSION . STATUSNET_LIFECYCLE);
+define('STATUSNET_VERSION', STATUSNET_BASE_VERSION . '-' . STATUSNET_LIFECYCLE);
 
 define('LACONICA_VERSION', STATUSNET_VERSION); // compatibility