semantic: 0.466 network: 0.438 device: 0.354 graphic: 0.316 socket: 0.301 other: 0.271 vnc: 0.240 files: 0.232 PID: 0.116 permissions: 0.109 boot: 0.102 KVM: 0.087 debug: 0.064 performance: 0.064 wrong version in 2.8.0-rc03 When you compile qemu the version still 2.7.93 instead 2.8.0-rc03 build/config-host.mak:VERSION=2.7.93 This is intentional and is the way that QEMU release candidates are versioned. The versioning scheme is MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH where: 0 >= PATCH < 90 is a stable release PATCH = 90 is the development window for the next MINOR release 91 >= PATCH <= 99 is a release candidate for the next MINOR release This means 2.7.93 is release candidate 3 for 2.8. I suppose one reason this scheme has been used is that simple MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH version comparison algorithms will work correctly even if they do not support -rcN notation. Not a bug.