diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 65760926a7b..825d059b873 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def _read(file):
     _tkinter = None
 
 NAME = 'Pillow'
-PILLOW_VERSION = '4.4.0'
+PILLOW_VERSION = '4.0.0'
 JPEG_ROOT = None
 JPEG2K_ROOT = None
 ZLIB_ROOT = None