On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 22:22, Craig Small <csmall-procps@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > One thing about those funny version numbers. How do I get a release that > will say 3.3.3 ? If I tag it will the other numbers go away? There are two ways to do that. Either adding an annotated tag, and building without further commits. cd build-root git clean -xdf git tag -a ./autogen,sh && ./configure [...] or by forcing build version number. cd build-root git clean -xdf echo 3.3.3 >| .tarball-version ,/autogen,sh && ,/configure [,,,] -- Sami Kerola http://www.iki.fi/kerolasa/