adjust format of .prev-version commit message

* maint.mk (alpha beta major): Start with "*", omit version number.

diff --git a/maint.mk b/maint.mk
index 65b61cfe2d056385454923bdf002886ec3112a97..80c1bbf1fd579aeaa56d77b99d8004b55951c380 100644 (file)
--- a/maint.mk
+++ b/maint.mk
@@ -781,5 +781,5 @@ alpha beta major: $(local-check) writable-files
        $(MAKE) -s emit_upload_commands RELEASE_TYPE=$@
        echo $(VERSION) > $(prev_version_file)
        $(VC) commit -m \
-         '$(prev_version_file): Record previous version: $(VERSION).' \
+         '* $(prev_version_file): Record previous version.' \
          $(prev_version_file)