diff --git a/pylint/__pkginfo__.py b/pylint/__pkginfo__.py
index 48b0e8aa3b..1040da12fa 100644
--- a/pylint/__pkginfo__.py
+++ b/pylint/__pkginfo__.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 modname = distname = "pylint"
 
 numversion = (2, 3, 0)
-dev_version = None
+dev_version = "0"
 string_version = ".".join(str(num) for num in numversion)
 
 if dev_version: