diff --git a/scripts/version.js b/scripts/version.js
index e39e7a1a..5e112d6e 100755
--- a/scripts/version.js
+++ b/scripts/version.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const filename = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'public', 'version.json');
 const filedata = {
   commit,
   source: pkg.homepage,
-  version: pkg.version
+  version: process.env.CIRCLE_TAG || pkg.version
 };
 
 fs.writeFileSync(filename, JSON.stringify(filedata, null, 2) + '\n');