diff --git a/atom/common/atom_version.h b/atom/common/atom_version.h
index a279283cf09d..5fa39680ca81 100644
--- a/atom/common/atom_version.h
+++ b/atom/common/atom_version.h
@@ -10,19 +10,22 @@
 #define ATOM_PATCH_VERSION 2
 #define ATOM_PRE_RELEASE_VERSION -beta.2
 
-#ifndef ATOM_PRE_RELEASE_VERSION
-# define ATOM_PRE_RELEASE_VERSION ""
-#endif
-
 #ifndef ATOM_STRINGIFY
 #define ATOM_STRINGIFY(n) ATOM_STRINGIFY_HELPER(n)
 #define ATOM_STRINGIFY_HELPER(n) #n
 #endif
 
-# define ATOM_VERSION_STRING  ATOM_STRINGIFY(ATOM_MAJOR_VERSION) "." \
+#ifndef ATOM_PRE_RELEASE_VERSION
+  #define ATOM_VERSION_STRING ATOM_STRINGIFY(ATOM_MAJOR_VERSION) "." \
+                              ATOM_STRINGIFY(ATOM_MINOR_VERSION) "." \
+                              ATOM_STRINGIFY(ATOM_PATCH_VERSION)
+#else
+  #define ATOM_VERSION_STRING ATOM_STRINGIFY(ATOM_MAJOR_VERSION) "." \
                               ATOM_STRINGIFY(ATOM_MINOR_VERSION) "." \
                               ATOM_STRINGIFY(ATOM_PATCH_VERSION)     \
                               ATOM_STRINGIFY(ATOM_PRE_RELEASE_VERSION)
+#endif
+
 
 #define ATOM_VERSION "v" ATOM_VERSION_STRING