diff --git a/README b/README
index a1535ffac8..713ccacf05 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,3 +1,27 @@
+Kitware maintains this branch of Ninja in order to provide features
+that have not yet been integrated upstream:
+
+* Dynamic dependency discovery needed for Fortran builds
+* make-style jobserver support
+
+This branch may be *rebased* without notice for maintenance on top of
+the upstream 'master' branch.  It will be removed once upstream has
+integrated the features.
+
+Parts of this branch are under upstream consideration:
+
+* https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/pull/1140
+* https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/pull/1521
+
+As each PR is accepted additional parts of this branch will be submitted
+incrementally.
+
+Binaries built from versions of this branch are available here:
+
+* https://github.com/Kitware/ninja/releases
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 Ninja is a small build system with a focus on speed.
 https://ninja-build.org/
 
diff --git a/src/version.cc b/src/version.cc
index 1c906aee06..e7efa3fd89 100644
--- a/src/version.cc
+++ b/src/version.cc
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "util.h"
 
-const char* kNinjaVersion = "1.9.0.git";
+const char* kNinjaVersion = "1.9.0.git.kitware.dyndep-1.jobserver-1";
 
 void ParseVersion(const string& version, int* major, int* minor) {
   size_t end = version.find('.');