diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index dfc4a91af..79f5b8b90 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
-AC_INIT(NI-Neutrino,3.50.0)
+define(ver_major, 3)
+define(ver_minor, 50)
+define(ver_micro, 0)
+
+AC_INIT(NI-Neutrino, ver_major.ver_minor.ver_micro)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.0.1 nostdinc])
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES])
 
+AC_DEFINE(RELEASE_CYCLE, "ver_major.0", [Release cycle information; used in update code])
+
 TUXBOX_APPS
 TUXBOX_APPS_DIRECTORY
 TUXBOX_APPS_PKGCONFIG
diff --git a/src/gui/update.cpp b/src/gui/update.cpp
index 35d24406d..f81335dbd 100644
--- a/src/gui/update.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/update.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ extern int allow_flash;
 
 #define LIST_OF_UPDATES_LOCAL_FILENAME "coolstream.list"
 #define UPDATE_LOCAL_FILENAME          "update.img"
-#define RELEASE_CYCLE                  "3.0"
 #define FILEBROWSER_UPDATE_FILTER      "img"
 
 #define MTD_OF_WHOLE_IMAGE             0