--- cvs-1.11.23/configure.in
+++ cvs-1.11.23/configure.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 dnl configure.in for cvs
-AC_INIT([Concurrent Versions System (CVS)],[1.11.23],
+AC_INIT([Concurrent Versions System (CVS)],[1.11.23-alt],
         [bug-cvs@nongnu.org],[cvs])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/cvs.h)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([gnu 1.7.9 dist-bzip2 no-define])
--- cvs-1.11.23/src/sanity.sh
+++ cvs-1.11.23/src/sanity.sh
@@ -2197,8 +2197,8 @@ Specify the --help option for further information about CVS'
 
 	  if $remote; then
 		dotest version-2r "${testcvs} version" \
-'Client: Concurrent Versions System (CVS) [0-9p.]* (client/server)
-Server: Concurrent Versions System (CVS) [0-9p.]* (client/server)'
+'Client: Concurrent Versions System (CVS) [0-9p.]*-alt (client/server)
+Server: Concurrent Versions System (CVS) [0-9p.]*-alt (client/server)'
 	  else
 		dotest version-2 "${testcvs} version" \
 'Concurrent Versions System (CVS) [0-9.]*.*'