diff --git a/gui/aboutdialog.cpp b/gui/aboutdialog.cpp
index ec79fc6bf..41b45ae1c 100644
--- a/gui/aboutdialog.cpp
+++ b/gui/aboutdialog.cpp
@@ -21,12 +21,17 @@
 #include <QString>
 #include "aboutdialog.h"
 
-AboutDialog::AboutDialog(const QString &version, QWidget *parent)
+AboutDialog::AboutDialog(const QString &version, const QString &extraVersion, QWidget *parent)
     : QDialog(parent)
 {
     mUI.setupUi(this);
 
-    mUI.mVersion->setText(mUI.mVersion->text().arg(version));
+    QString fmtVersion(version);
+    if (!extraVersion.isEmpty())
+    {
+        fmtVersion += " (" + extraVersion + ")";
+    }
+    mUI.mVersion->setText(mUI.mVersion->text().arg(fmtVersion));
     QString url = "<a href=\"http://cppcheck.sourceforge.net/\">http://cppcheck.sourceforge.net/</a>";
     mUI.mHomepage->setText(mUI.mHomepage->text().arg(url));
     connect(mUI.mButtons, SIGNAL(accepted()), this, SLOT(accept()));
diff --git a/gui/aboutdialog.h b/gui/aboutdialog.h
index 6e08358a1..f8bc58c92 100644
--- a/gui/aboutdialog.h
+++ b/gui/aboutdialog.h
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ class AboutDialog : public QDialog
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    AboutDialog(const QString &version, QWidget *parent = 0);
+    AboutDialog(const QString &version, const QString &extraVersion,
+                QWidget *parent = 0);
 
 private:
     Ui::About mUI;
diff --git a/gui/mainwindow.cpp b/gui/mainwindow.cpp
index 57b6284bf..ae4a1fb94 100644
--- a/gui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/gui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ void MainWindow::ToggleAllChecked(bool checked)
 
 void MainWindow::About()
 {
-    AboutDialog *dlg = new AboutDialog(CppCheck::version(), this);
+    AboutDialog *dlg = new AboutDialog(CppCheck::version(), CppCheck::extraVersion(), this);
     dlg->exec();
 }