diff --git a/scripts/supybot b/scripts/supybot
index 7ea47aa04..2d22df1f2 100644
--- a/scripts/supybot
+++ b/scripts/supybot
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def main():
     log.info('Total CPU time taken: %s seconds.', user+system)
     log.info('No more Irc objects, exiting.')
 
-version = '0.83.0rc1'
+version = '0.83.0rc1+darcs'
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     ###
     # Options:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b02d37c6c..7ccb6299e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ package_dir = {'supybot': 'src',
 for plugin in plugins:
     package_dir['supybot.plugins.' + plugin] = 'plugins/' + plugin
 
-version = '0.83.0rc1'
+version = '0.83.0rc1+darcs'
 setup(
     # Metadata
     name='supybot',
diff --git a/src/conf.py b/src/conf.py
index d34df3bf5..9ba1b82ca 100644
--- a/src/conf.py
+++ b/src/conf.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ _pluginsDir = os.path.join(installDir, 'plugins')
 ###
 # version: This should be pretty obvious.
 ###
-version = '0.83.0rc1'
+version = '0.83.0rc1+darcs'
 
 ###
 # *** The following variables are affected by command-line options.  They are