diff --git a/.ci/compile.sh b/.ci/compile.sh
index abc668cf1..36094e109 100755
--- a/.ci/compile.sh
+++ b/.ci/compile.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ SUCCESS=$?
 rm qb64_bootstrap
 rm internal/source/*
 rm internal/temp/debug_* internal/temp/recompile_*
+rm internal/temp/qb64.sym
+rm internal/temp/qb64_bootstrap.sym
 
 mv internal/temp/* internal/source/
 
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2c0cf2cc9..9d8e6de8c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ internal/temp*
 internal/config*.txt
 internal/config.ini
 internal/help
-internal/version.txt
 internal/commit.txt
 tempfoldersearch.bin
 internal/c/qbx[2-9].cpp
diff --git a/internal/source/qb64.sym b/internal/source/qb64.sym
deleted file mode 100755
index d8184e385..000000000
Binary files a/internal/source/qb64.sym and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/internal/source/qb64_bootstrap.sym b/internal/source/qb64_bootstrap.sym
deleted file mode 100755
index d8184e385..000000000
Binary files a/internal/source/qb64_bootstrap.sym and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/internal/version.txt b/internal/version.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..653dac8f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/version.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+-UNKNOWN
diff --git a/source/global/version.bas b/source/global/version.bas
index 8cc48f637..ff800d37e 100644
--- a/source/global/version.bas
+++ b/source/global/version.bas
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ If _FILEEXISTS("internal/version.txt") THEN
     LINE INPUT #versionfile, VersionLabel$
     Version$ = Version$ + VersionLabel$
 
-    if VersionLabel$ <> "" then
+    if VersionLabel$ <> "" AND VersionLabel$ <> "-UNKNOWN" then
         IsCiVersion = -1
     end if