diff --git a/lib/net/smtp.rb b/lib/net/smtp.rb
index 9dd1d26d22..56820befc6 100644
--- a/lib/net/smtp.rb
+++ b/lib/net/smtp.rb
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ module Net
   #                     user: 'Your Account', secret: 'Your Password', authtype: :cram_md5)
   #
   class SMTP < Protocol
-    VERSION = "0.2.1"
+    VERSION = "0.2.1-patch-ssl-context"
 
     Revision = %q$Revision$.split[1]