2 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/.SRCINFO b/.SRCINFO
index 297039cb68be..62e3e7ae7c4f 100644
--- a/.SRCINFO
+++ b/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pkgbase = vasm
 	pkgdesc = Portable and retargetable 6502 6800 6809 arm c16x jagrisc m68k pdp11 ppc qnice test tr3200 vidcore x86 z80 assembler.
-	pkgver = 1.9a
+	pkgver = 1.9.0_a
 	pkgrel = 1
 	url = http://sun.hasenbraten.de/vasm/
 	arch = i686
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index ef4c18c8fa6d..55b6c9b434f2 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
 #
 # Maintainer: Uffe Jakobsen <_microtop_-at-_starion_-_dot_-_dk_>
 #
+# NOTE: to comply with semantic versioning (https://semver.org/) version string X.Y.0-letter is used
+#
 
 _pkgver="1_9a"
 
 pkgname=vasm
-pkgver=1.9a
+pkgver=1.9.0_a
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Portable and retargetable 6502 6800 6809 arm c16x jagrisc m68k pdp11 ppc qnice test tr3200 vidcore x86 z80 assembler."
 arch=('i686' 'x86_64')