diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index a9b38da..ace234c 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@
             outdir='docs/manpages',
             source=bld.path.ant_glob('docs/manpages/**/*.rst'),
             install_path='${MANDIR}',
-            VERSION=VERSION)
+            version=VERSION_BASE,
+            release=VERSION)
 
 def docs(bld):
     from waflib import Options