diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 884e9604b..e2d1ad6ac 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.17.3
+0.17.3-dev
diff --git a/cmd/restic/global.go b/cmd/restic/global.go
index 56b1eba37..133cf3744 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/global.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/global.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ import (
 // to a missing backend storage location or config file
 var ErrNoRepository = errors.New("repository does not exist")
 
-var version = "0.17.3"
+var version = "0.17.3-dev (compiled manually)"
 
 // TimeFormat is the format used for all timestamps printed by restic.
 const TimeFormat = "2006-01-02 15:04:05"