diff --git a/src/main/python/setup.py b/src/main/python/setup.py
index b1f411fc361..1f84694440d 100755
--- a/src/main/python/setup.py
+++ b/src/main/python/setup.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name=ARTIFACT_NAME,
-    version=ARTIFACT_VERSION_SHORT,
+    version=ARTIFACT_VERSION,
     description='SystemDS is a distributed and declarative machine learning platform.',
     long_description=open('README.md', encoding='utf-8').read(),
     long_description_content_type='text/markdown',