2 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/kex.c b/kex.c
index e09355dbd..65ed6af02 100644
--- a/kex.c
+++ b/kex.c
@@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ kex_exchange_identification(struct ssh *ssh, int timeout_ms,
         if (version_addendum != NULL && *version_addendum == '\0')
                 version_addendum = NULL;
         if ((r = sshbuf_putf(our_version, "SSH-%d.%d-%.100s%s%s\r\n",
-           PROTOCOL_MAJOR_2, PROTOCOL_MINOR_2, SSH_VERSION,
+           PROTOCOL_MAJOR_2, PROTOCOL_MINOR_2, SSH_RELEASE,
             version_addendum == NULL ? "" : " ",
             version_addendum == NULL ? "" : version_addendum)) != 0) {
                 error("%s: sshbuf_putf: %s", __func__, ssh_err(r));
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 6b3fadf89..a24017eca 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -3,4 +3,9 @@
 #define SSH_VERSION     "OpenSSH_8.1"
 
 #define SSH_PORTABLE    "p1"
-#define SSH_RELEASE     SSH_VERSION SSH_PORTABLE
+#define SSH_RELEASE_MINIMUM     SSH_VERSION SSH_PORTABLE
+#ifdef SSH_EXTRAVERSION
+#define SSH_RELEASE     SSH_RELEASE_MINIMUM " " SSH_EXTRAVERSION
+#else
+#define SSH_RELEASE     SSH_RELEASE_MINIMUM
+#endif