diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b87efd124..210097e69 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 # Various contributors (see AUTHORS.txt)
 # https://tuxpaint.org/
 
-# June 14, 2002 - March 19, 2023
+# June 14, 2002 - March 22, 2023
 
 
 # The version number, for release:
 
 VER_VERSION:=0.9.29-rc2
-VER_FLAVOR:="-sdl2"
+VER_FLAVOR:="" # We are always SDL2 now, so don't need "-sdl2"
 ifdef SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH
   VER_DATE=$(shell date -u -d "@$(SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH)" "+%Y-%m-%d" 2>/dev/null || date -u -r "$(SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH)" "+%Y-%m-%d" 2>/dev/null || date -u "+%Y-%m-%d")
 else