diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 75281651004104a3465a969a85469b0005135343..71f277fc2056ad6ebbd57b286964588488b308cb 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def get_version():
         git_describe = f.readline()
         f.close()
 
-    version = None
+    version = git_describe
     split_describe = git_describe.split('-')
     if (len(split_describe) > 1):
         raise Exception("I do not want to build this package since you did not tag your current state of work.")