diff --git a/src/ProductInfo.h b/src/ProductInfo.h
index 406eeee6f3..99377c3223 100644
--- a/src/ProductInfo.h
+++ b/src/ProductInfo.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
  * </li></ul>
  */
 #ifndef PRODUCT_VER_BARE
-#define PRODUCT_VER_BARE v5.0 alpha 1
+#define PRODUCT_VER_BARE v5.0 alpha 1a
 #endif
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/ProductInfo.inc b/src/ProductInfo.inc
index 0bc8d97ce1..5ee7caff21 100644
--- a/src/ProductInfo.inc
+++ b/src/ProductInfo.inc
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 !define PRODUCT_FAMILY "StepMania"
 
 ; PRODUCT_ID must NOT be "StepMania" unless you want people to uninstall 3.9
-; when they install StepMania 5.
+; when they install StepMania 5. (not recommended)
 !define PRODUCT_ID "StepMania 5"
-!define PRODUCT_VER "v5.0 alpha 1"
+!define PRODUCT_VER "v5.0 alpha 1a"
 !define PRODUCT_DISPLAY "${PRODUCT_FAMILY} ${PRODUCT_VER}"
 !define PRODUCT_BITMAP "sm5"