| diff --git a/kex.c b/kex.c |
| index 34808b5c..88d7ccac 100644 |
| --- a/kex.c |
| +++ b/kex.c |
| @@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ kex_exchange_identification(struct ssh *ssh, int timeout_ms, |
| if (version_addendum != NULL && *version_addendum == '\0') |
| version_addendum = NULL; |
| if ((r = sshbuf_putf(our_version, "SSH-%d.%d-%.100s%s%s\r\n", |
| - PROTOCOL_MAJOR_2, PROTOCOL_MINOR_2, SSH_VERSION, |
| + PROTOCOL_MAJOR_2, PROTOCOL_MINOR_2, SSH_RELEASE, |
| version_addendum == NULL ? "" : " ", |
| version_addendum == NULL ? "" : version_addendum)) != 0) { |
| oerrno = errno; |