diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/version.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/version.hpp
index 4920d8f89d..b891cedec5 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/version.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/version.hpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #define CV_VERSION_MAJOR    9
 #define CV_VERSION_MINOR    0
 #define CV_VERSION_REVISION 0
+#define CV_VERSION_STATUS   "-dev"
 
 #define CVAUX_STR_EXP(__A)  #__A
 #define CVAUX_STR(__A)      CVAUX_STR_EXP(__A)
@@ -60,9 +61,9 @@
 #define CVAUX_STRW(__A)      CVAUX_STRW_EXP(__A)
 
 #if CV_VERSION_REVISION
-#  define CV_VERSION        CVAUX_STR(CV_VERSION_EPOCH) "." CVAUX_STR(CV_VERSION_MAJOR) "." CVAUX_STR(CV_VERSION_MINOR) "." CVAUX_STR(CV_VERSION_REVISION)
+#  define CV_VERSION        CVAUX_STR(CV_VERSION_EPOCH) "." CVAUX_STR(CV_VERSION_MAJOR) "." CVAUX_STR(CV_VERSION_MINOR) "." CVAUX_STR(CV_VERSION_REVISION) CV_VERSION_STATUS
 #else
-#  define CV_VERSION        CVAUX_STR(CV_VERSION_EPOCH) "." CVAUX_STR(CV_VERSION_MAJOR) "." CVAUX_STR(CV_VERSION_MINOR)
+#  define CV_VERSION        CVAUX_STR(CV_VERSION_EPOCH) "." CVAUX_STR(CV_VERSION_MAJOR) "." CVAUX_STR(CV_VERSION_MINOR) CV_VERSION_STATUS
 #endif
 
 /* old  style version constants*/