diff --git a/update_version_from_git.py b/update_version_from_git.py
index 3a2964722..c300a2870 100644
--- a/update_version_from_git.py
+++ b/update_version_from_git.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def prerelease_version():
 
     assert len(initpy_ver.split('.')) in [3, 4], 'moto/__init__.py version should be like 0.0.2 or 0.0.2.dev'
     assert initpy_ver > ver, 'the moto/__init__.py version should be newer than the last tagged release.'
-    return f'{initpy_ver}.dev{commits_since}.{githash}'
+    return f'{initpy_ver}.dev{commits_since}'
 
 def read(*parts):
     """ Reads in file from *parts.