diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8f7da390..1ac54fdb 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   * Fix clearing upstream events on shutdown
   * Fix dnssec validation of direct CNAME queries.
     Thanks Simson L. Garfinkel.
+  * Fix get_api_information():version_string also for release candidates
 
 * 2015-09-04: Version 0.3.2
   * Fix returned upstreams list by getdns_context_get_api_information()
diff --git a/src/context.c b/src/context.c
index 9cb23a75..e456f362 100644
--- a/src/context.c
+++ b/src/context.c
@@ -2495,7 +2495,7 @@ getdns_context_get_api_information(getdns_context* context) {
     if (!result) {
         return NULL;
     }
-    r = getdns_dict_util_set_string(result, "version_string", PACKAGE_VERSION);
+    r = getdns_dict_util_set_string(result, "version_string", GETDNS_VERSION);
     r |= getdns_dict_util_set_string(result, "implementation_string", PACKAGE_URL);
     r |= getdns_dict_set_int(result, "resolution_type", context->resolution_type);
     settings = _get_context_settings(context);