diff --git a/packages/amunits/src/coreunits/workbench.pas b/packages/amunits/src/coreunits/workbench.pas
index 9556576b97..84302f3ff7 100644
--- a/packages/amunits/src/coreunits/workbench.pas
+++ b/packages/amunits/src/coreunits/workbench.pas
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ end;
 
 const
     { Change VERSION and LIBVERSION to proper values }
-    VERSION : ShortString[2] = '0';
+    VERSION : String[2] = '0';
     LIBVERSION : longword = 0;
 
 initialization