diff --git a/data/syntax/qmake.xml b/data/syntax/qmake.xml
--- a/data/syntax/qmake.xml
+++ b/data/syntax/qmake.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE language SYSTEM "language.dtd">
-<language name="QMake" section="Other" extensions="*.pro;*.pri;*.prf;" mimetype="" version="3" kateversion="3.4" author="Milian Wolff (mail@milianw.de), Kevin Funk (kevin.funk@kdab.com)" license="LGPL">
+<language name="QMake" section="Other" extensions="*.pro;*.pri;*.prf;" mimetype="" priority="2" version="4" kateversion="3.4" author="Milian Wolff (mail@milianw.de), Kevin Funk (kevin.funk@kdab.com)" license="LGPL">
 
 <highlighting>
   <list name="variables">