diff --git a/scripts/generateVersionFile.sh b/scripts/generateVersionFile.sh
index e2a84701e..e57105cc3 100755
--- a/scripts/generateVersionFile.sh
+++ b/scripts/generateVersionFile.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-release="$TRAVIS_BRANCH"
+release="$TRAVIS_TAG"
 
 year=$(date +"%Y")