diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index fa1aa603..545c34b5 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ env:
 install:
   - pip install -r requirements.txt
   - sed -i "s/__VERSION__/${TRAVIS_TAG:-0.0.0}/g" setup.py
+  - sed -i "s/__VERSION__/${TRAVIS_TAG:-0.0.0}/g" scripts/qgis-plugin-ci
   - python setup.py install
 
 script:
diff --git a/scripts/qgis-plugin-ci b/scripts/qgis-plugin-ci
index 87325a37..7561112d 100755
--- a/scripts/qgis-plugin-ci
+++ b/scripts/qgis-plugin-ci
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
     # print the version and exit
     if args.version:
-        print('qgis-plugin-ci version: {}'.format('[DEV]'))
+        print('qgis-plugin-ci version: {}'.format('__VERSION__'))
         parser.exit()
 
     # if no command is passed, print the help and exit