diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3f5efb8d9affc92c56e426febe6ba1e816ce3444..2d14a51675cd70641d6fe87a7ef2e806a6282b02 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ def write_version(fname):
         pass
     with open(fname, 'w') as f:
         f.write("# This file has been created by setup.py.\n")
-        f.write("version = '{}'".format(version))
+        f.write("version = '{}'\n".format(version))
 
 
 def long_description():