diff --git a/app/main.go b/app/main.go
index 10b3f4196..a43ed3b8c 100644
--- a/app/main.go
+++ b/app/main.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Set during buildtime.
-var version = "unknown"
+var version = "dev"
 
 func main() {
 	var (