diff -aruN a/version.sh b/version.sh
--- a/version.sh	2011-11-04 03:53:29.000000000 -0700
+++ b/version.sh	2011-12-15 14:17:51.000000000 -0800
@@ -1,20 +1,17 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 VERSION="0.9.22"
-OUT="$1"
-
-if head=`git rev-parse --verify HEAD 2>/dev/null`; then
-	git update-index --refresh --unmerged > /dev/null
-	descr=$(git describe)
 
-	# on git builds check that the version number above
-	# is correct...
-	[ "${descr%%-*}" = "v$VERSION" ] || exit 2
+SUFFIX=
+if test "x$1" = x--suffix; then
+	shift
+	SUFFIX="-$1"
+	shift
+fi
+OUT="$1"
 
-	v="${descr#v}"
-	if git diff-index --name-only HEAD | read dummy ; then
-		v="$v"-dirty
-	fi
+if test "x$SUFFIX" != 'x'; then
+	v="$VERSION$SUFFIX"
 else
 	v="$VERSION"
 fi