diff --git a/bin/build-helper b/bin/build-helper
index 1d6070aa..b97528f1 100755
--- a/bin/build-helper
+++ b/bin/build-helper
@@ -245,6 +245,9 @@ eof
         # publish man, speeches, website
         make web-release-all
 
+        # Ensure that pypi release has the right version
+        "$0" version
+
         # Create and publish package for pypi
         make pypi-release