diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f5265b00867504345d53627016fb050b5077d975..3c9e74d508b4110d9ad601d943cc648d6f8fb735 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ test: all
 .PHONY: test
 
 #.PHONY: gitversion
-gitversion:
+version:
 	@( BEDTOOLS_VERSION="" ; \
 	[ -e "$(VERSION_FILE)" ] && BEDTOOLS_VERSION=$$(grep "define VERSION_GIT " "$(VERSION_FILE)" | cut -f3 -d" " | sed 's/"//g') ; \
 	GIT_VERSION=$$(git describe --always --tags --dirty) ; \