diff --git a/source4/VERSION b/source4/VERSION
index cdc04ab5af9..a367ee15c8c 100644
--- a/source4/VERSION
+++ b/source4/VERSION
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ SAMBA_VERSION_RELEASE=0
 # so SAMBA's version will be                           #
 # <MAJOR>.<MINOR>.<RELEASE><REVISION>                  #
 #                                                      #
-# e.g. SAMBA_VERSION_PRE_RELEASE=a                     #
+# e.g. SAMBA_VERSION_REVISION=a                     #
 #  ->  "2.2.8a"                                        #
 ########################################################
 SAMBA_VERSION_REVISION=