diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index cea19cb14d1..4c2504ffc50 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ stages:
 ########################################################################################################################
 variables:
 
-  VERSION: 1.2.2
+  VERSION: 1.2.2-1
 
   VERUS_CLI_ARM64_LINUX: Verus-CLI-Linux-v${VERSION}-arm64.tar.gz
   VERUS_CLI_LINUX_X86_64: Verus-CLI-Linux-v${VERSION}-x86_64.tar.gz
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6666b6fd48d..58ec9e468a1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-## VerusCoin version 1.2.2
+## VerusCoin version 1.2.2-1
 
 Arguably the world's most advanced technology, zero knowledge privacy enabled, multi-chain blockchain protocol, Verus Public Blockchains as a Service (PBaaS) combines Sapling zero knowledge technology with an intelligent, multi-chain, provable protocol, using interchain smart transactions. Verus PBaaS also enables merge mining and cross-chain staking with a completely original, combined proof of stake/proof of work consensus algorithm, Proof of Power, that can be mined on CPUs and mobile phones, and also solves the nothing at stake problem. With this and its approach towards CPU mining and ASICs, Verus Coin strives to be one of the most naturally decentralizing and attack resistant blockchain networks in existence.
 
diff --git a/doc/man/verus-cli/linux/README.txt b/doc/man/verus-cli/linux/README.txt
index 676c202114c..df47bb5c1b1 100644
--- a/doc/man/verus-cli/linux/README.txt
+++ b/doc/man/verus-cli/linux/README.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-VerusCoin Command Line Tools v1.2.2
+VerusCoin Command Line Tools v1.2.2-1
 
 Contents:
 verusd - VerusCoin daemon
diff --git a/doc/man/verus-cli/mac/README.txt b/doc/man/verus-cli/mac/README.txt
index da9b1dfe7a9..6af45ce7000 100644
--- a/doc/man/verus-cli/mac/README.txt
+++ b/doc/man/verus-cli/mac/README.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-VerusCoin Command Line Tools v1.2.2
+VerusCoin Command Line Tools v1.2.2-1
 
 Contents:
 verusd - VerusCoin daemon.
diff --git a/doc/man/verus-cli/windows/README.txt b/doc/man/verus-cli/windows/README.txt
index cc72634db66..0bbbef05b2f 100644
--- a/doc/man/verus-cli/windows/README.txt
+++ b/doc/man/verus-cli/windows/README.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-VerusCoin Command Line Tools v1.2.2
+VerusCoin Command Line Tools v1.2.2-1
 
 Contents:
 verusd.exe - VerusCoin daemon
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 4ad95f767df..81671d5ad74 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ static const int MEMPOOL_GD_VERSION = 60002;
 static const int NO_BLOOM_VERSION = 170004;
 
 #define KOMODO_VERSION "0.2.1"
-#define VERUS_VERSION "1.2.2"
+#define VERUS_VERSION "1.2.2-1"
 
 #endif // BITCOIN_VERSION_H