diff --git a/scripts/version-patcher.py b/scripts/version-patcher.py
index 1be65a59a..7088bb313 100644
--- a/scripts/version-patcher.py
+++ b/scripts/version-patcher.py
@@ -3,20 +3,25 @@
 import subprocess
 import sys
 
-def replace_version(filename, new_text):
+def replace_version(filename, build_info):
     pattern = r'(Current : constant String := "[^+]+\+)([^"]*)(";)'
-    with open(filename, 'rb') as file:
-        content = file.read()
 
     # Depending on the context in which this is run, there may be mix-ups with
     # line terminators between the environment detected, github runner, etc...
     # So just keep them as they are and that should always work.
-    content = content.decode()
 
-    new_content = re.sub(pattern, r'\g<1>' + new_text + r'\3', content)
+    with open(filename, 'rb') as file:
+        content = file.read().decode()
+
+    # The pattern captures the part between '+' and '";', replacing it with our
+    # new build information
+
+    new_content = re.sub(pattern, r'\g<1>' + build_info + r'\3', content)
+
+    # A few sanity checks and write if needed
 
     if new_content == content:
-        if new_text in content:
+        if build_info in content:
             print(f"Note: version in {filename} already up to date")
         else:
             print(f"WARNING: failed to update version in {filename}")
@@ -32,11 +37,11 @@ def replace_version(filename, new_text):
     sys.exit(0)
 
 # If there is an argument to the script, retrieve it here and use it as the new
-# dirty flag
+# dirty flag after the commit
 if len(sys.argv) > 1:
     dirty = sys.argv[1]
 else:
-    # Detect the current directory contains changes
+    # Detect whether the current directory contains changes
     if subprocess.call(['git', 'diff-index', '--quiet', 'HEAD', '--']) != 0:
         dirty = "_dirty"
     else:
@@ -45,6 +50,6 @@ def replace_version(filename, new_text):
 # Find the short git commit of the repository in the current directory
 commit = subprocess.check_output(['git', 'rev-parse', '--short', 'HEAD']).decode('utf-8').strip()
 
-# Replace the build version part with the short commit hash
+# Replace the build version part with the short commit hash plus any extra info
 print(f"Updating version in src/alire/alire-version.ads to commit {commit}{dirty}...")
 replace_version('src/alire/alire-version.ads', commit+dirty)
diff --git a/src/alire/alire-version.ads b/src/alire/alire-version.ads
index 3da1158a9..e2599bdfa 100644
--- a/src/alire/alire-version.ads
+++ b/src/alire/alire-version.ads
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ package Alire.Version with Preelaborate is
    --  be replaced by `alr build` with the current commit, and appended with
    --  "_or_later" after build.
 
-   Current : constant String := "2.0-beta2+92896bd3_or_later";
+   Current : constant String := "2.0-beta2+99325800_or_later";
    --  2.0.0-b1:  first public release on the 2.0 branch
    --  1.2.1:     build switches fix and other minor assorted fixes
    --  1.2.0:     rpm speed-up, silence propagation warning, early switch parse