diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 809351e..3fa8e6d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
 ]
 
 setup(name='mypy',
-      version=version,
+      version=version.__version__,
       description=description,
       long_description=long_description,
       author='Jukka Lehtosalo',