diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8257ffdc3..99e567462 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ option(ENABLE_ORC "Use (if available) the Optimized Inner Loop Runtime Compiler
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 # GNSS-SDR version information
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-set(THIS_IS_A_RELEASE ON)   # only related to version name, no further implications.
+set(THIS_IS_A_RELEASE OFF)   # only related to version name, no further implications.
 if(NOT ${THIS_IS_A_RELEASE})
     find_package(Git)
     set_package_properties(Git PROPERTIES