diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6a23ffe94f..98dca222b4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
 set(URANIUM_SCRIPTS_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../uranium/scripts" CACHE DIRECTORY "The location of the scripts directory of the Uranium repository")
 
-set(CURA_VERSION "2.1.2" CACHE STRING "Version name of Cura")
+set(CURA_VERSION "master" CACHE STRING "Version name of Cura")
+set(CURA_BUILDTYPE "" CACHE STRING "Build type of Cura, eg. 'PPA'")
 configure_file(cura/CuraVersion.py.in CuraVersion.py @ONLY)
 
 # Macro needed to list all sub-directory of a directory.
diff --git a/cura/CuraApplication.py b/cura/CuraApplication.py
index d22fed73ce..df72a4208d 100644
--- a/cura/CuraApplication.py
+++ b/cura/CuraApplication.py
@@ -63,9 +63,10 @@ if platform.system() == "Linux": # Needed for platform.linux_distribution, which
         ctypes.CDLL(find_library('GL'), ctypes.RTLD_GLOBAL)
 
 try:
-    from cura.CuraVersion import CuraVersion
+    from cura.CuraVersion import CuraVersion, CuraBuildType
 except ImportError:
     CuraVersion = "master"  # [CodeStyle: Reflecting imported value]
+    CuraBuildType = ""
 
 
 class CuraApplication(QtApplication):
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ class CuraApplication(QtApplication):
         SettingDefinition.addSupportedProperty("global_only", DefinitionPropertyType.Function, default = False)
         SettingDefinition.addSettingType("extruder", int, str, UM.Settings.Validator)
 
-        super().__init__(name = "cura", version = CuraVersion)
+        super().__init__(name = "cura", version = CuraVersion, build_type = CuraBuildType)
 
         self.setWindowIcon(QIcon(Resources.getPath(Resources.Images, "cura-icon.png")))
 
diff --git a/cura/CuraSplashScreen.py b/cura/CuraSplashScreen.py
index d27c9c0240..8f677986df 100644
--- a/cura/CuraSplashScreen.py
+++ b/cura/CuraSplashScreen.py
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ class CuraSplashScreen(QSplashScreen):
         painter.setPen(QColor(0, 0, 0, 255))
 
         version = Application.getInstance().getVersion().split("-")
+        buildtype = Application.getInstance().getBuildType()
+        if buildtype:
+            version += " (%s)" %(buildtype)
 
         painter.setFont(QFont("Proxima Nova Rg", 20 ))
         painter.drawText(0, 0, 330 * self._scale, 230 * self._scale, Qt.AlignHCenter | Qt.AlignBottom, version[0])
diff --git a/cura/CuraVersion.py.in b/cura/CuraVersion.py.in
index bb69319ee6..5ad819b1fc 100644
--- a/cura/CuraVersion.py.in
+++ b/cura/CuraVersion.py.in
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 # Cura is released under the terms of the AGPLv3 or higher.
 
 CuraVersion = "@CURA_VERSION@"
+CuraBuildType = "@CURA_BUILDTYPE@"
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