diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e458c8265d75b7725433420eede444984d155d37..8e6d9b894b1ec7f65a6ac76f7c1ee7f5ff5d1e87 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1259,7 +1259,8 @@ define filechk_version.h
 	echo \#define OPENEULER_MINOR $(OPENEULER_MINOR);                \
 	echo '#define OPENEULER_VERSION(a,b) (((a) << 8) + (b))';        \
 	echo \#define OPENEULER_VERSION_CODE $(shell                     \
-	expr $(OPENEULER_MAJOR) \* 256 + $(OPENEULER_MINOR))
+	expr $(OPENEULER_MAJOR) \* 256 + $(OPENEULER_MINOR));            \
+	echo \#define OPENEULER_RELEASE \"$(OPENEULER_RELEASE)\"
 endef
 
 $(version_h): PATCHLEVEL := $(or $(PATCHLEVEL), 0)
diff --git a/Makefile.oever b/Makefile.oever
index 96beccf3569c43c75bd4ae0ec52e497cb2293cd5..e3b94ea65311ea33600b8ab5b226564718a5b36d 100644
--- a/Makefile.oever
+++ b/Makefile.oever
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 OPENEULER_LTS = 0
 OPENEULER_MAJOR = 9999
 OPENEULER_MINOR = 0
+OPENEULER_RELEASE = ""