diff --git a/scripts/generateVersionFile.sh b/scripts/generateVersionFile.sh
index 8cf8805315bec711119aabf1619e801126165f24..e2a84701e8e05d2295e607e75177dcb41229b8e6 100755
--- a/scripts/generateVersionFile.sh
+++ b/scripts/generateVersionFile.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-release=$(echo "${TRAVIS_TAG//v}")
+release="$TRAVIS_BRANCH"
 
 year=$(date +"%Y")