diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f43bc563e..0b902a0eb 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ AC_INIT(Tuxbox-Neutrino,3.7.1)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.0.1 nostdinc])
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES])
 
+AC_DEFINE(RELEASE_CYCLE, "2.4", [Release cycle information; used in update code])
+
 TUXBOX_APPS
 TUXBOX_APPS_DIRECTORY
 TUXBOX_APPS_PKGCONFIG
diff --git a/src/gui/imageinfo.cpp b/src/gui/imageinfo.cpp
index 9e2f31084..1e0dccf2f 100644
--- a/src/gui/imageinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/imageinfo.cpp
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ void CImageInfo::InitInfoData()
 		version_string += versionInfo.getDate();
 		version_string += ")";
 	}else
-		printf("[CImageInfo]\t[%s - %d], WARNING! %s contains possible wrong version format, content = [%s]\n", __func__, __LINE__, VERSION_FILE, version_string.c_str());
+		printf("[CImageInfo]\t[%s - %d], WARNING! %s contains possible wrong version format, content = [%s], internal release cycle [%s]\n", __func__, __LINE__, VERSION_FILE, version_string.c_str(), RELEASE_CYCLE);
 #endif
 	struct utsname uts_info;
 
diff --git a/src/gui/update.cpp b/src/gui/update.cpp
index e15572cee..78dbe40bd 100644
--- a/src/gui/update.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/update.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ extern int allow_flash;
 
 #define LIST_OF_UPDATES_LOCAL_FILENAME "coolstream.list"
 #define UPDATE_LOCAL_FILENAME          "update.img"
-#define RELEASE_CYCLE                  "2.0"
 #define FILEBROWSER_UPDATE_FILTER      "img"
 
 #define MTD_OF_WHOLE_IMAGE             0