diff --git a/pdb2pqr/site_scons/defaults.py b/pdb2pqr/site_scons/defaults.py
index a61809fa0d..c7bcb91f59 100644
--- a/pdb2pqr/site_scons/defaults.py
+++ b/pdb2pqr/site_scons/defaults.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 pythonBin = sys.executable
 
 buildTime = datetime.today()
-productVersion = 'master BRANCH'# + buildTime.strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M')
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+productVersion = '1.9.0'# + buildTime.strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M')
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