diff --git a/release/Makefile b/release/Makefile
index 79258f03767..b2066d0e8d6 100644
--- a/release/Makefile
+++ b/release/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#
+# -*- mode: gnumakefile; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: t; -*-
+# vim: tabstop=8
 # $Id$
 #
 # ***** BEGIN GPL LICENSE BLOCK *****
@@ -200,16 +201,16 @@ pkg: install
 	@$(COMPRESS) $(COMPRESSFLAGS) $(NAN_OBJDIR)/$(VERSION)/$(BLENDNAME)$(EXT1)
     endif
 	@#echo "****> Clean up temporary distribution directory"
-	@rm -fr $(DISTDIR)
+	@#rm -fr $(DISTDIR)
 	@echo "****> $(NAN_OBJDIR)/$(VERSION)/$(BLENDNAME)$(EXT1)$(EXT2) is ready"
 
 version: FORCE
 	@echo "*---> Create $(BLENDNAME) package"
 
 makedirs: FORCE
-	@#echo "****> Create package directory $(VERSION) if necessary"
+	@echo "****> Create package directory $(VERSION) if necessary"
 	@[ -d $(NAN_OBJDIR)/$(VERSION) ] || mkdir $(NAN_OBJDIR)/$(VERSION)
-	@#echo "****> Prepare temporary distribution directory"
+	@echo "****> Remove and recreate temporary distribution directory"
 	@rm -fr $(DISTDIR)
 	@mkdir $(DISTDIR)
 
diff --git a/release/getversion.py b/release/getversion.py
index a64a6189b6f..fd52129bf4a 100755
--- a/release/getversion.py
+++ b/release/getversion.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- mode: python; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: t; -*-
+# vim: tabstop=4
+# $Id#
 # ***** BEGIN GPL LICENSE BLOCK *****
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -18,9 +21,9 @@
 # The Original Code is Copyright (C) 2008 by the Blender Foundation
 # All rights reserved.
 #
-# The Original Code is: all of this file.
+# The Original Code is: see repository.
 #
-# Contributor(s): none yet.
+# Contributor(s): see repository.
 #
 import sys, os, re
 
@@ -49,7 +52,11 @@ for line in infile.readlines():
 
 infile.close()
 
+# Major was changed to float, but minor is still a string
 if minor and major:
-	print str(major)+"."+minor
+	if minor == "0":
+		print "%.2f" % major
+	else:
+		print "%.2f.%s" % (major, minor)
 else:
 	print "unknownversion"