diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e386260c8..9ae430f99 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ SET( TOMAHAWK_VERSION_PATCH 0 )
 
 # SET( TOMAHAWK_VERSION_RC 0 )
 
+SET( TOMAHAWK_VERSION "" )
+SET( TOMAHAWK_VERSION "" CACHE STRING "" FORCE )
 IF( NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Release" )
   # Use the date as the tweak level.
   INCLUDE( ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH}/CMakeDateStamp.cmake )