diff --git a/lib/prepublish/prepublish.js b/lib/prepublish/prepublish.js
index 7f02b5ad1..ea4a2d87a 100644
--- a/lib/prepublish/prepublish.js
+++ b/lib/prepublish/prepublish.js
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 const { resolve } = require("path");
 const { writeFileSync } = require("fs");
 
-// if (!process.env.VERDACCIO_AUTH) {
-//     return;
-// }
-
 function pad2(n) {// always returns a string
     return (n < 10 ? "0" : "") + n;
 }
@@ -20,8 +16,10 @@ const version = d.getFullYear() +
 
 const packageJSON = require("../../package.json");
 
-packageJSON.version = `2.0.${version}`;
+const versionChars = packageJSON.version.split(".");
 
-writeFileSync(resolve(__dirname, "../../package.json"), JSON.stringify(packageJSON, null, 2));
+versionChars[versionChars.length - 1] = version;
 
-// writeFileSync(resolve(__dirname, "../../.npmrc"), `//192.168.5.154:4873/:_authToken="${process.env.VERDACCIO_AUTH}"`);
+packageJSON.version = versionChars.join(".");
+
+writeFileSync(resolve(__dirname, "../../package.json"), JSON.stringify(packageJSON, null, 2));