diff --git a/Jamulus.pro b/Jamulus.pro
index 25fe9b25b3..6e906af208 100755
--- a/Jamulus.pro
+++ b/Jamulus.pro
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = 3.6.2git
+VERSION = 3.6.2dev
 
 # use target name which does not use a captital letter at the beginning
 contains(CONFIG, "noupcasename") {
@@ -6,6 +6,16 @@ contains(CONFIG, "noupcasename") {
     TARGET = jamulus
 }
 
+#allow detailed version info for intermediate builds
+if (contains(VERSION, .*dev.*)) {
+    GIT_DESCRIPTION=$$system(git describe --match=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --always --abbrev --dirty) # the match should never match
+    VERSION = "$$VERSION"-$$GIT_DESCRIPTION
+    message(building an intermediate version: $$VERSION)
+} else {
+    message(building a final release version: $$VERSION)
+}
+
+
 CONFIG += qt \
     thread \
     lrelease \