diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
index 9be2a5fc..a8e6e7d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -e
           set -x
-          export PYPI_MOMENTO_WIRE_TYPE_VERSION=0.0.devBuild
+          export MOMENTO_SDK_VERSION=0.0.devBuild
           python -m build
         shell: bash
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6a8bdb14..247a5b1d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 import setuptools
 import os
-import time
 
 version = os.getenv("MOMENTO_SDK_VERSION")
 
-if [version == None]:
-    version = '0.0.dev'
+if(version is None):
+    version = '0.0.localdev0'
 
 # version is the only dynamic configuration
 setuptools.setup(