diff --git a/buildconfig/CMake/VersionNumber.cmake b/buildconfig/CMake/VersionNumber.cmake
index f12e763a5ef724c741cbc6e147a5efee3e885709..3650b82aeeadea53f7ffe49088bc5c89066ac191 100644
--- a/buildconfig/CMake/VersionNumber.cmake
+++ b/buildconfig/CMake/VersionNumber.cmake
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ set ( VERSION_MINOR 7 )
 # UNCOMMENT the next 'set' line to 'force' the patch version number to
 # a value (instead of using the count coming out of 'git describe')
 # DO NOT COMMIT THIS TO MASTER UNCOMMENTED, ONLY TO A RELEASE BRANCH
-set ( VERSION_PATCH 1 )
+#set ( VERSION_PATCH 1 )