diff --git a/scripts/versionbump.py b/scripts/versionbump.py
index 027e15658..67e1a0b2f 100644
--- a/scripts/versionbump.py
+++ b/scripts/versionbump.py
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@ def main():
         raise ValueError(f"Invalid version format, must be x.y.z: {new_version_str}")
 
     new_version = version.parse(new_version_str)
-    incremented_version = version.Version(f"{new_version.major}.{new_version.minor}.{new_version.micro + 1}")
+    incremented_version = version.Version(
+        f"{new_version.major}.{new_version.minor}.{new_version.micro + 1}"
+    )
 
     with open("aider/__init__.py", "r") as f:
         content = f.read()
 
-    current_version = re.search(r'__version__ = "(.+?)"', content).group(1).split("-dev")[0]
+    current_version = re.search(r'__version__ = "(.+?)"', content).group(1)
     if new_version <= version.parse(current_version):
         raise ValueError(
             f"New version {new_version} must be greater than the current version {current_version}"