diff --git a/zenmap/install_scripts/utils/version_update.py b/zenmap/install_scripts/utils/version_update.py
index 8ff9d84d5..ea2efd07b 100644
--- a/zenmap/install_scripts/utils/version_update.py
+++ b/zenmap/install_scripts/utils/version_update.py
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ def update_date(base_dir):
 
 
 def update_version(base_dir, version):
+    version = re.sub(r'(?=[^0-9.])', '+', version, 1)
     print(">>> Updating %s" % os.path.join(base_dir, VERSION))
     vf = open(os.path.join(base_dir, VERSION), "w")
     print(version, file=vf)
diff --git a/zenmap/share/zenmap/config/zenmap_version b/zenmap/share/zenmap/config/zenmap_version
index f23c7d384..6c84dfce1 100644
--- a/zenmap/share/zenmap/config/zenmap_version
+++ b/zenmap/share/zenmap/config/zenmap_version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.94SVN
+7.94+SVN
diff --git a/zenmap/zenmapCore/Name.py b/zenmap/zenmapCore/Name.py
index 166e7fe41..816250884 100644
--- a/zenmap/zenmapCore/Name.py
+++ b/zenmap/zenmapCore/Name.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ APP_DISPLAY_NAME = "Zenmap"
 APP_WEB_SITE = "https://nmap.org/zenmap/"
 APP_DOWNLOAD_SITE = "https://nmap.org/download.html"
 APP_DOCUMENTATION_SITE = "https://nmap.org/book/zenmap.html"
-APP_COPYRIGHT = "Copyright 2005-2023 Nmap Software LLC"
+APP_COPYRIGHT = "Copyright 2005-2024 Nmap Software LLC"
 
 NMAP_DISPLAY_NAME = "Nmap"
 NMAP_WEB_SITE = "https://nmap.org"
diff --git a/zenmap/zenmapCore/Version.py b/zenmap/zenmapCore/Version.py
index b3fede4a7..89ccbfe34 100644
--- a/zenmap/zenmapCore/Version.py
+++ b/zenmap/zenmapCore/Version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = "7.94SVN"
+VERSION = "7.94+SVN"