diff --git a/include/global.h b/include/global.h
index c3d2b4f22..5c02491c3 100644
--- a/include/global.h
+++ b/include/global.h
@@ -11,14 +11,15 @@
 /*
  * Development status possibilities.
  */
-#define NH_STATUS_RELEASED 0         /* Released */
-#define NH_STATUS_WIP      1         /* Work in progress */
-#define NH_STATUS_BETA     2         /* BETA testing */
+#define NH_STATUS_RELEASED    0         /* Released */
+#define NH_STATUS_WIP         1         /* Work in progress */
+#define NH_STATUS_BETA        2         /* BETA testing */
+#define NH_STATUS_POSTRELEASE 3         /* patch commit point only */
 
 /*
  * Development status of this NetHack version.
  */
-#define NH_DEVEL_STATUS NH_STATUS_RELEASED
+#define NH_DEVEL_STATUS NH_STATUS_POSTRELEASE
 
 #ifndef DEBUG  /* allow tool chains to define without causing warnings */
 #define DEBUG
diff --git a/util/makedefs.c b/util/makedefs.c
index 4334b9b0e..6b0ef9cc6 100644
--- a/util/makedefs.c
+++ b/util/makedefs.c
@@ -1201,16 +1201,20 @@ char *outbuf;
 const char *build_date;
 {
     char subbuf[64], versbuf[64];
-    char betabuf[64];
+    char statusbuf[64];
 
 #if (NH_DEVEL_STATUS != NH_STATUS_RELEASED)
 #if (NH_DEVEL_STATUS == NH_STATUS_BETA)
-    Strcpy(betabuf, " Beta");
+    Strcpy(statusbuf, " Beta");
 #else
-    Strcpy(betabuf, " Work-in-progress");
+#if (NH_DEVEL_STATUS == NH_STATUS_WIP)
+    Strcpy(statusbuf, " Work-in-progress");
+#else
+    Strcpy(statusbuf, " post-release");
+#endif
 #endif
 #else
-    betabuf[0] = '\0';
+    statusbuf[0] = '\0';
 #endif
 
     subbuf[0] = '\0';
@@ -1220,7 +1224,7 @@ const char *build_date;
 #endif
 
     Sprintf(outbuf, "%s NetHack%s Version %s%s - last %s %s.", PORT_ID,
-            subbuf, version_string(versbuf, "."), betabuf,
+            subbuf, version_string(versbuf, "."), statusbuf,
             date_via_env ? "revision" : "build", build_date);
     return outbuf;
 }