diff --git a/scripts/update-version-workflow.py b/scripts/update-version-workflow.py
index a61aa640b32..cebcbf1b4f4 100644
--- a/scripts/update-version-workflow.py
+++ b/scripts/update-version-workflow.py
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 if len(_OLD_VERSION) > 1:
     old_rev = _OLD_VERSION[1]
 
-ver = f'{datetime.today():%Y.%m.%d}'
+now = datetime.now()
+# ver = f'{datetime.today():%Y.%m.%d}'
+ver = now.strftime("%Y.%m.%d")
 rev = ''
 
 if old_ver == ver:
diff --git a/youtube_dlc/version.py b/youtube_dlc/version.py
index eac5fabf1ae..738824201ed 100644
--- a/youtube_dlc/version.py
+++ b/youtube_dlc/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-__version__ = '2020.09.16'
+__version__ = '2020.09.23-1'