diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ea036635..6912aa32 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-*.sublime-*
 build
 local
+node_modules
 test
diff --git a/makefile.js b/makefile.js
index 2d87ecd2..49040689 100644
--- a/makefile.js
+++ b/makefile.js
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ module.exports = function (make) {
 
 	make.target('check-version', [], 'add git info to dev builds').async(function (done, fail) {
 
-		if (!/\+$/.test(pkg.version)) {
+		if (!pkg.develop) {
 			done();
 			return;
 		}
 
 		$.git(root, function (err, result) {
 
-			pkg.version += result.buildSuffix;
+			pkg.version += '+' + result.buildSuffix;
 			$.info({ method: 'check-version', message: 'version set to ' + pkg.version });
 			done();
 		});
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 210eb359..d771876d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
 {
   "name": "h5ai",
-  "version": "0.25.2+",
+  "version": "0.25.2",
+  "develop": true,
   "description": "a modern HTTP web server index",
   "homepage": "http://larsjung.de/h5ai/",
+  "bugs": "https://github.com/lrsjng/h5ai/issues",
   "author": "Lars Jung <lrsjng@gmail.com> (http://larsjung.de)",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/lrsjng/h5ai.git"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "mocha --recursive test"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "lodash": "^2.4.1",
+    "mocha": "^1.21.3",
+    "zombie": "^2.0.0-alpha31"
   }
 }