diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index be3244fb..505eb64a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     long_description_content_type="text/x-rst",
     url="https://pydsge.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html",
     name="pydsge",
-    version=__version__,
+    version=version['__version__'],
     author="Gregor Boehl",
     author_email="admin@gregorboehl.com",
     license="MIT",