diff --git a/include/mapnik/version.hpp b/include/mapnik/version.hpp
index 9484c794b..defeb9da1 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/version.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/version.hpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #ifndef MAPNIK_VERSION_HPP
 #define MAPNIK_VERSION_HPP
 
-#define MAPNIK_VERSION 800
+#define MAPNIK_VERSION 200000
 
 #endif //MAPNIK_VERSION_HPP