diff --git a/ugali/get_version.py b/ugali/get_version.py
index 62acfd3..3c8683a 100755
--- a/ugali/get_version.py
+++ b/ugali/get_version.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 __all__ = ['get_version','write_version_py']
 
 ARCHIVE = '$Format:%d$'
-DEFAULT = 'dev'
+DEFAULT = 'none'
 PREFIX  = 'v'
 TEMPLATE = """\
 # FILE GENERATED ON GIT COMMIT