diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 387896794..6312c1fbd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,19 +5,19 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.0)
 project(gqrx)
 set(${PROJECT_NAME}_MAJOR "2")
 set(${PROJECT_NAME}_MINOR "5")
-#set(${PROJECT_NAME}_PATCH "0")
-#set(VERSION "${${PROJECT_NAME}_MAJOR}.${${PROJECT_NAME}_MINOR}.${${PROJECT_NAME}_PATCH}")
+set(${PROJECT_NAME}_PATCH "2")
+set(VERSION "${${PROJECT_NAME}_MAJOR}.${${PROJECT_NAME}_MINOR}.${${PROJECT_NAME}_PATCH}")
 #set(VERSION "${${PROJECT_NAME}_MAJOR}.${${PROJECT_NAME}_MINOR}")
-#add_definitions(-DVERSION="${VERSION}")
+add_definitions(-DVERSION="${VERSION}")
 
 # development version
-execute_process(
-    COMMAND git describe --long --dirty
-    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
-    OUTPUT_VARIABLE GITVERSION
-    OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
-)
-add_definitions(-DVERSION="${GITVERSION}")
+##execute_process(
+##    COMMAND git describe --long --dirty
+##    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
+##    OUTPUT_VARIABLE GITVERSION
+##    OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+##)
+##add_definitions(-DVERSION="${GITVERSION}")
 
 set(PACKAGE ${PROJECT_NAME})
 
diff --git a/gqrx.pro b/gqrx.pro
index ee6f9fc12..f5a376c8e 100644
--- a/gqrx.pro
+++ b/gqrx.pro
@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@ CONFIG(debug, debug|release) {
     #QMAKE_CFLAGS_DEBUG += '-g -O0'
 
     # Define version string (see below for releases)
-    VER = $$system(git describe --abbrev=8)
-    ##VER = 2.5
+    ##VER = $$system(git describe --abbrev=8)
+    VER = 2.5.2
 
 } else {
     DEFINES += QT_NO_DEBUG
     DEFINES += QT_NO_DEBUG_OUTPUT
-    VER = $$system(git describe --abbrev=1)
-    ##VER = 2.5
+    ##VER = $$system(git describe --abbrev=1)
+    VER = 2.5.2
 
     # Release binaries with gr bundled
     # QMAKE_RPATH & co won't work with origin