diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 467a843..d216704 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     install_requires = fp.read().splitlines()
 
 setup(name='nano-net',
-      version='1.3.1',
+      version='{{VERSION_PLACEHOLDER}}',
       description='Python framework for tight-binding computations',
       long_description=long_description,
       long_description_content_type="text/markdown",