diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index aa3a9bca..4fe5618f 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: bigchaindb
-version: master
+version: git
 summary: a scalable blockchain database
 description: |
   With high throughput, sub-second latency and powerful functionality to