diff --git a/scripts/ci/debsrcbuilder.sh b/scripts/ci/debsrcbuilder.sh
index e64093d120..1b81566fe8 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/debsrcbuilder.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/debsrcbuilder.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ mkdir -p $ddir
 git clone . $bdir
 cd $bdir
 set_fs_ver "$gver" "$gmajor" "$gminor" "$gmicro" "$grev"
+echo "$gver" > .version
 cd libs
 getlib () {
   f="${1##*/}"
diff --git a/scripts/ci/src_tarball.sh b/scripts/ci/src_tarball.sh
index 0cab5f5d58..1c79f2fca1 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/src_tarball.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/src_tarball.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ cp -r . $dst_dir
 
 cd $dst_dir
 set_fs_ver "$gver" "$gmajor" "$gminor" "$gmicro" "$grev"
+echo "$gver" > .version
 gnuize
 cd ..
 ls