diff --git a/mongoengine/__init__.py b/mongoengine/__init__.py
index 152fea8c2..adf679d44 100644
--- a/mongoengine/__init__.py
+++ b/mongoengine/__init__.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
            list(signals.__all__) + list(errors.__all__))
 
 
-VERSION = (0, 12, 0, 1, "fbx_warn_hack")
+VERSION = (0, 12, 0, 1)  # fbx_warn_hack
 
 
 def get_version():