diff --git a/firmware/hackrf-common.cmake b/firmware/hackrf-common.cmake
index 6d7b0b58..7728473f 100644
--- a/firmware/hackrf-common.cmake
+++ b/firmware/hackrf-common.cmake
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ ExternalProject_Add(libopencm3_${PROJECT_NAME}
 	INSTALL_COMMAND ""
 )
 
-#set(VERSION "")
 if (NOT DEFINED VERSION)
 	execute_process(
 		COMMAND git log -n 1 --format=%h
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ if (NOT DEFINED VERSION)
 		OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
 	)
 	if (GIT_VERSION_FOUND)
-		set(VERSION "unknown")
+		set(VERSION "2022.09.1")
 	else (GIT_VERSION_FOUND)
 		set(VERSION "git-${GIT_VERSION}")
 	endif (GIT_VERSION_FOUND)
diff --git a/host/cmake/set_release.cmake b/host/cmake/set_release.cmake
index 875808f9..30976352 100644
--- a/host/cmake/set_release.cmake
+++ b/host/cmake/set_release.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#set(RELEASE "")
-
 if(NOT DEFINED RELEASE)
 	execute_process(
 	        COMMAND git log -n 1 --format=%h
@@ -10,7 +8,7 @@ if(NOT DEFINED RELEASE)
 	        OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
 	)
 	if (GIT_EXIT_VALUE)
-	        set(RELEASE "unknown")
+	        set(RELEASE "2022.09.1")
 	else (GIT_EXIT_VALUE)
 		execute_process(
 			COMMAND git status -s --untracked-files=no