diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aa5be6f..f8ee104 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Dunst changelog
 
+## Unreleased
+
 ## 1.2.0 - 2017-07-12
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 71235bc..6ca70e5 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 PREFIX ?= /usr/local
 MANPREFIX = ${PREFIX}/share/man
 
-# In dist tarballs, the version is stored in the VERSION files.
-VERSION := "1.2.0 (2017-07-12)"
+VERSION := "1.2.0-non-git"
 ifneq ($(wildcard ./.git/.),)
 VERSION := $(shell git describe --tags)
 endif