diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a846a576e8..06c257cac1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # We need 3.12 or later, so that we can set policy CMP0074; see below.
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
 
-set(PCAPPP_VERSION "24.09")
+set(PCAPPP_VERSION "24.09+")
 
 # MAIN_PROJECT CHECK
 set(PCAPPP_MAIN_PROJECT OFF)
diff --git a/Common++/header/PcapPlusPlusVersion.h b/Common++/header/PcapPlusPlusVersion.h
index c877e6ce67..0e47016610 100644
--- a/Common++/header/PcapPlusPlusVersion.h
+++ b/Common++/header/PcapPlusPlusVersion.h
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
  */
 namespace pcpp
 {
-#define PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION "24.09"
-#define PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_OFFICIAL "official release"
+#define PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION "24.09+"
+#define PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_OFFICIAL "non-official release"
 
 #define PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_FULL "v" PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION " (" PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_OFFICIAL ")"