diff --git a/.scmversion b/.scmversion
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e69de29bb2d1
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b46dca925f4f..d22b9f2da984 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ NAME = TOSSUG Baby Fish
 # Comments in this file are targeted only to the developer, do not
 # expect to learn how to build the kernel reading this file.
 
+SUBLEVEL = 0
+
 # Do not:
 # o  use make's built-in rules and variables
 #    (this increases performance and avoids hard-to-debug behaviour);