diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9b76d35a..82b17d7e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -109,12 +109,11 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 string (TIMESTAMP SYNERGY_BUILD_DATE "%Y%m%d" UTC)
+set (SYNERGY_SNAPSHOT_INFO ".b${SYNERGY_BUILD_NUMBER}.${SYNERGY_REVISION}")
 
 if (SYNERGY_VERSION_STAGE STREQUAL "git")
-    set (SYNERGY_SNAPSHOT_INFO ".${SYNERGY_BUILD_DATE}.${SYNERGY_REVISION}")
-    set (SYNERGY_VERSION_TAG "b${SYNERGY_BUILD_DATE}-${SYNERGY_REVISION}")
+    set (SYNERGY_VERSION_TAG "unstable")
 else()
-    set (SYNERGY_SNAPSHOT_INFO "")
     set (SYNERGY_VERSION_TAG "${SYNERGY_VERSION_STAGE}")
 endif()