diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3d1aa8bf..9b76d35a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ endif()
 string (TIMESTAMP SYNERGY_BUILD_DATE "%Y%m%d" UTC)
 
 if (SYNERGY_VERSION_STAGE STREQUAL "git")
-    set (SYNERGY_SNAPSHOT_INFO "${SYNERGY_BUILD_DATE}.${SYNERGY_REVISION}")
+    set (SYNERGY_SNAPSHOT_INFO ".${SYNERGY_BUILD_DATE}.${SYNERGY_REVISION}")
     set (SYNERGY_VERSION_TAG "b${SYNERGY_BUILD_DATE}-${SYNERGY_REVISION}")
 else()
     set (SYNERGY_SNAPSHOT_INFO "")