2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2ea4584..b34cb72 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -51,6 +51,6 @@ uninstall:
 	@rm -f ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/vis.1
 
 release:
-	git archive --format=tar.xz --prefix=vis-$(RELEASE)/ $(RELEASE) > vis-$(RELEASE).tar.xz
+	@git archive --prefix=vis-$(RELEASE)/ -o vis-$(RELEASE).tar.gz $(RELEASE)
 
 .PHONY: all clean dist install uninstall debug
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 7c9b03d..6b62eb4 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ HAVE_ACL=0
 HAVE_SELINUX=0
 
 # vis version
-RELEASE = 0.0.0
+RELEASE = HEAD
 # try to get a tag and hash first
 GITHASH = $(shell git log -1 --format='%h' 2>/dev/null)
 GITTAG = $(shell git describe --abbrev=0 --tags 2>/dev/null)