diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index c88a183c..ebf9900a 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -1 +1 @@
-char *version_string = "1.9-beta";
+char *version_string = "1.9-cvs";
diff --git a/util/dist-wget b/util/dist-wget
index 13ec93a4..2dc305cc 100755
--- a/util/dist-wget
+++ b/util/dist-wget
@@ -98,8 +98,9 @@ rm -rf Branches 1>>$O 2>&1
 # Force the version if required.
 if test x"$VERSION" != x
 then
-  echo "char *version_string = \"$VERSION\";" > src/version.c
   echo "Forcing version to $VERSION."
+  echo "char *version_string = \"$VERSION\";" > src/version.c
+  echo "@set VERSION $VERSION" > doc/version.texi
 fi
 
 # Create configure and friends.