diff --git a/include/mapnik/version.hpp b/include/mapnik/version.hpp
index 49441b004..97dcc28fe 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/version.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/version.hpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #define MAPNIK_MINOR_VERSION 3
 #define MAPNIK_PATCH_VERSION 0
 
-// translates to 300000
+// translates to 200300
 #define MAPNIK_VERSION (MAPNIK_MAJOR_VERSION*100000) + (MAPNIK_MINOR_VERSION*100) + (MAPNIK_PATCH_VERSION)
 
 #ifndef MAPNIK_STRINGIFY