diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0f24d43f39..afaa6c683a 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 "23.09")
+set(PCAPPP_VERSION "23.09+")
 
 # MAIN_PROJECT CHECK
 set(PCAPPP_MAIN_PROJECT OFF)
diff --git a/Common++/header/PcapPlusPlusVersion.h b/Common++/header/PcapPlusPlusVersion.h
index 604edc30be..11142bbb3e 100644
--- a/Common++/header/PcapPlusPlusVersion.h
+++ b/Common++/header/PcapPlusPlusVersion.h
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
  */
 namespace pcpp
 {
-	#define PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION "23.09"
-	#define PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_OFFICIAL "official release"
+	#define PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION "23.09+"
+	#define PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_OFFICIAL "non-official release"
 
 	#define PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_FULL "v" PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION " (" PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_OFFICIAL ")"