diff --git a/qbittorrent.pro b/qbittorrent.pro
index d92342723..5b2b062ca 100644
--- a/qbittorrent.pro
+++ b/qbittorrent.pro
@@ -2,3 +2,12 @@ TEMPLATE = subdirs
 
 SUBDIRS += src
 
+include(version.pri)
+
+# Dist
+dist.commands += rm -fR ../$${PROJECT_NAME}-$${PROJECT_VERSION}/ &&
+dist.commands += svn export . ../$${PROJECT_NAME}-$${PROJECT_VERSION} &&
+dist.commands += tar zcpvf ../$${PROJECT_NAME}-$${PROJECT_VERSION}.tar.gz ../$${PROJECT_NAME}-$${PROJECT_VERSION} &&
+dist.commands += rm -fR ../$${PROJECT_NAME}-$${PROJECT_VERSION}
+
+QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += dist
diff --git a/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp b/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp
index 6f9553b06..016ee6add 100644
--- a/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp
+++ b/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ QBtSession* QBtSession::m_instance = 0;
 const qreal QBtSession::MAX_RATIO = 9999.;
 
 const int MAX_TRACKER_ERRORS = 2;
-enum VersionType { NORMAL,ALPHA,BETA,RELEASE_CANDIDATE,DEVEL };
 
 // Main constructor
 QBtSession::QBtSession()
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@ QBtSession::QBtSession()
   version << VERSION_MAJOR;
   version << VERSION_MINOR;
   version << VERSION_BUGFIX;
-  version << VERSION_TYPE;
+  version << 0;
   const QString peer_id = "qB";
   // Construct session
   s = new session(fingerprint(peer_id.toLocal8Bit().constData(), version.at(0), version.at(1), version.at(2), version.at(3)), 0);
diff --git a/version.pri b/version.pri
index 4891ba819..28c89f084 100644
--- a/version.pri
+++ b/version.pri
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
+PROJECT_NAME = qbittorrent
+PROJECT_VERSION = 2.9.0alpha
+
 os2 {
-    DEFINES += VERSION=\'\"v2.8.0\"\'
+    DEFINES += VERSION=\'\"v$${VERSION}\"\'
 } else {
-    DEFINES += VERSION=\\\"v2.8.0\\\"
+    DEFINES += VERSION=\\\"v$${VERSION}\\\"
 }
+
 DEFINES += VERSION_MAJOR=2
-DEFINES += VERSION_MINOR=8
+DEFINES += VERSION_MINOR=9
 DEFINES += VERSION_BUGFIX=0
-
-# NORMAL,ALPHA,BETA,RELEASE_CANDIDATE,DEVEL
-DEFINES += VERSION_TYPE=NORMAL