diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 381d7fd..426a178 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Author:
 #  Ralf Ramsauer <ralf@binary-kitchen.de>
 #
-# Copyright (c) Binary Kitchen, 2018
+# Copyright (c) Binary Kitchen, 2018-2021
 #
 # This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.  See
 # the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 with open("VERSION") as version_file:
-    version = version_file.read().lstrip("v")
+    version = version_file.read().lstrip("v").rstrip()
 
 setup(name="pydoorlock", version=version,
       description="A Python interface for doorlock",