diff --git a/lib/system.nim b/lib/system.nim
index d55f9e473c..3042b06930 100644
--- a/lib/system.nim
+++ b/lib/system.nim
@@ -3543,7 +3543,7 @@ const
   NimMinor* {.intdefine.}: int = 0
     ## is the minor number of Nim's version.
 
-  NimPatch* {.intdefine.}: int = 0
+  NimPatch* {.intdefine.}: int = 99
     ## is the patch number of Nim's version.
 
   NimVersion*: string = $NimMajor & "." & $NimMinor & "." & $NimPatch