diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0800f0d..83bf0d1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,18 +4,22 @@
 #
 PROGNAME=dump1090
 
+ifndef DUMP1090_VERSION
+DUMP1090_VERSION=$(shell git describe --tags)
+endif
+
 ifdef PREFIX
 BINDIR=$(PREFIX)/bin
 SHAREDIR=$(PREFIX)/share/$(PROGNAME)
 EXTRACFLAGS=-DHTMLPATH=\"$(SHAREDIR)\"
 endif
 
+CPPFLAGS+=-DMODES_DUMP1090_VERSION=\"$(DUMP1090_VERSION)\"
 CFLAGS+=-O2 -g -Wall -Werror -W `pkg-config --cflags librtlsdr`
 LIBS=-lpthread -lm -lrt
 LIBS_RTL=`pkg-config --libs librtlsdr`
 CC=gcc
 
-
 all: dump1090 view1090
 
 %.o: %.c dump1090.h
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d3a9ea3..0c37883 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dump1090-mutability (1.10.3010.14mu-13) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+dump1090-mutability (1.13) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * Fix stable sort of rows with no sortable values (would cause "jumping"
     rows at the end of the table)
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index dc9e15b..46a3aec 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ export DEB_BUILD_MAINT_OPTIONS = hardening=+all
 DPKG_EXPORT_BUILDFLAGS = 1
 include /usr/share/dpkg/buildflags.mk
 
-VER=$(shell dpkg-parsechangelog | sed -n 's/^Version: //p')
+export DUMP1090_VERSION=$(shell dpkg-parsechangelog | sed -n 's/^Version: /v/p')
 SRCNAME=$(shell dpkg-parsechangelog | sed -n 's/^Source: //p')
 
 override_dh_auto_build:
-	dh_auto_build -- 'EXTRACFLAGS=-DHTMLPATH=\"/usr/share/dump1090-mutability/html\" -DMODES_DUMP1090_VARIANT=\"$(SRCNAME)\" -DMODES_DUMP1090_VERSION=\"$(VER)\"'
+	dh_auto_build -- 'EXTRACFLAGS=-DHTMLPATH=\"/usr/share/dump1090-mutability/html\" -DMODES_DUMP1090_VARIANT=\"$(SRCNAME)\"'
 
 override_dh_install:
 	dh_install
diff --git a/dump1090.h b/dump1090.h
index 659c081..c949f14 100644
--- a/dump1090.h
+++ b/dump1090.h
@@ -50,15 +50,9 @@
 #ifndef __DUMP1090_H
 #define __DUMP1090_H
 
-// File Version number
-// ====================
-// Format is : MajorVer.MinorVer.DayMonth.Year"
-// MajorVer changes only with significant changes
-// MinorVer changes when additional features are added, but not for bug fixes (range 00-99)
-// DayDate & Year changes for all changes, including for bug fixes. It represent the release date of the update
-//
+// Default version number, if not overriden by the Makefile
 #ifndef MODES_DUMP1090_VERSION
-# define MODES_DUMP1090_VERSION     "1.10.3010.14+mu"
+# define MODES_DUMP1090_VERSION     "v1.13-custom"
 #endif
 
 #ifndef MODES_DUMP1090_VARIANT