diff --git a/app/scripts/add_version_info b/app/scripts/add_version_info
index 68320b108f..1d5690aa15 100755
--- a/app/scripts/add_version_info
+++ b/app/scripts/add_version_info
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Update a builds manifest with info on a given build
 """
 import argparse
 import os
+import re
 import sys
 import shutil
 import json
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ def main():
     try:
         file = args.file
         version = args.version
-        short_version = version[0:3]
+        short_version = re.match(r'\d+\.\d+', version).group(0)
         
         # Back up JSON file
         shutil.copy2(file, file + '.bak')
diff --git a/app/scripts/build_for_deploy b/app/scripts/build_for_deploy
index ec65012da1..1f9db44ade 100755
--- a/app/scripts/build_for_deploy
+++ b/app/scripts/build_for_deploy
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ chmod g+ws "$TEMP_DIR/version_info"
 cp "$DIST_DIR"/files-* "$TEMP_DIR/version_info"
 chmod g+w "$TEMP_DIR"/version_info/files-*
 # Generate build-{os}.json for each platform
-SHORT_VERSION="${VERSION:0:3}"
+SHORT_VERSION=$(echo "$VERSION" | grep -oE '^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+')
 DETAILS_URL="https://www.zotero.org/support/${SHORT_VERSION}_changelog"
 for i in `seq 0 1 $((${#PLATFORMS}-1))`
 do