diff --git a/cmake/Version.cmake b/cmake/Version.cmake
index 9d5811a..226af85 100644
--- a/cmake/Version.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Version.cmake
@@ -39,4 +39,5 @@ set(KNI_VAR_VERSION "${KNI_VERSION_MAJOR}_${KNI_VERSION_MINOR}_${KNI_VERSION_PAT
 # print information
 message(STATUS "Welcome to KNI, Version: ${KNI_GIT_VERSION}")
 add_definitions(-DKNI_GIT_VERSION=\"${KNI_GIT_VERSION}\")
+string(REGEX REPLACE "[-:+/\\.]" "_" KNI_VAR_VERSION ${KNI_VAR_VERSION})
 add_definitions(-DKNI_VAR_VERSION=${KNI_VAR_VERSION})
diff --git a/entry/src/kni_entry.cpp b/entry/src/kni_entry.cpp
index aff0ed4..da42208 100644
--- a/entry/src/kni_entry.cpp
+++ b/entry/src/kni_entry.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "kni_dynamic_bypass.h"
 
 
+#define KNI_VAR_VERSION 20_09_v20_09_a59d3a1
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
 {