diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 0336800cab..ab5c0056cf 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ release=0
 # only requirement is that it must be entirely printable ASCII 
 # characters and have no white space.
 
-greek=mpif08-6
+greek=a1
 
 # If want_repo_rev=1, then the repo revision number will be included
 # in the overall Open MPI version number in some form.