diff --git a/tools/svnversion.sh b/tools/svnversion.sh
index e396950e0b..8b379fc64d 100755
--- a/tools/svnversion.sh
+++ b/tools/svnversion.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ svnversion_safe() {
         if [ "$OUTPUT" = "exported" ]; then
             echo "unknown"
         else
-            echo "r$OUTPUT (3.0 RC)"
+            echo "r$OUTPUT-3.0-RC"
         fi
     else
         echo "unknown"