diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 4d2249b6..17703715 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ else
                               2>/dev/null                               \
                        || true                                          \
                      )"
-            VERSION="${VERSION}@${rev_id:-unknown-$( date +%Y%m%d.%H%M%S )}"
+            VERSION="${VERSION}+${rev_id:-unknown-$( date +%Y%m%d.%H%M%S )}"
             ;;
     esac
 fi