diff --git a/cueadmin/setup.py b/cueadmin/setup.py
index cceac811d..dbad2addf 100644
--- a/cueadmin/setup.py
+++ b/cueadmin/setup.py
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 
 version = 'unknown'
 possible_version_paths = [
-    os.path.join(cueadmin_dir, 'VERSION'),
-    os.path.join(os.path.dirname(cueadmin_dir), 'VERSION'),
+    os.path.join(cueadmin_dir, 'VERSION.in'),
+    os.path.join(os.path.dirname(cueadmin_dir), 'VERSION.in'),
 ]
 for possible_version_path in possible_version_paths:
     if os.path.exists(possible_version_path):
diff --git a/cuegui/setup.py b/cuegui/setup.py
index 6ca45dc2b..4fe2c7bbd 100644
--- a/cuegui/setup.py
+++ b/cuegui/setup.py
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 
 version = 'unknown'
 possible_version_paths = [
-    os.path.join(cuegui_dir, 'VERSION'),
-    os.path.join(os.path.dirname(cuegui_dir), 'VERSION'),
+    os.path.join(cuegui_dir, 'VERSION.in'),
+    os.path.join(os.path.dirname(cuegui_dir), 'VERSION.in'),
 ]
 for possible_version_path in possible_version_paths:
     if os.path.exists(possible_version_path):
diff --git a/cuesubmit/setup.py b/cuesubmit/setup.py
index 272f29408..7e11154cb 100644
--- a/cuesubmit/setup.py
+++ b/cuesubmit/setup.py
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 
 version = 'unknown'
 possible_version_paths = [
-    os.path.join(cuesubmit_dir, 'VERSION'),
-    os.path.join(os.path.dirname(cuesubmit_dir), 'VERSION'),
+    os.path.join(cuesubmit_dir, 'VERSION.in'),
+    os.path.join(os.path.dirname(cuesubmit_dir), 'VERSION.in'),
 ]
 for possible_version_path in possible_version_paths:
     if os.path.exists(possible_version_path):
diff --git a/pycue/setup.py b/pycue/setup.py
index ad6e29f87..99d04a5cc 100644
--- a/pycue/setup.py
+++ b/pycue/setup.py
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 
 version = 'unknown'
 possible_version_paths = [
-    os.path.join(pycue_dir, 'VERSION'),
-    os.path.join(os.path.dirname(pycue_dir), 'VERSION'),
+    os.path.join(pycue_dir, 'VERSION.in'),
+    os.path.join(os.path.dirname(pycue_dir), 'VERSION.in'),
 ]
 for possible_version_path in possible_version_paths:
     if os.path.exists(possible_version_path):
diff --git a/pyoutline/setup.py b/pyoutline/setup.py
index c9d2ed088..60ca2322b 100644
--- a/pyoutline/setup.py
+++ b/pyoutline/setup.py
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 
 version = 'unknown'
 possible_version_paths = [
-    os.path.join(pyoutline_dir, 'VERSION'),
-    os.path.join(os.path.dirname(pyoutline_dir), 'VERSION'),
+    os.path.join(pyoutline_dir, 'VERSION.in'),
+    os.path.join(os.path.dirname(pyoutline_dir), 'VERSION.in'),
 ]
 for possible_version_path in possible_version_paths:
     if os.path.exists(possible_version_path):
diff --git a/rqd/setup.py b/rqd/setup.py
index 67df8364f..bf58e98fa 100644
--- a/rqd/setup.py
+++ b/rqd/setup.py
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 
 version = 'unknown'
 possible_version_paths = [
-    os.path.join(rqd_dir, 'VERSION'),
-    os.path.join(os.path.dirname(rqd_dir), 'VERSION'),
+    os.path.join(rqd_dir, 'VERSION.in'),
+    os.path.join(os.path.dirname(rqd_dir), 'VERSION.in'),
 ]
 for possible_version_path in possible_version_paths:
     if os.path.exists(possible_version_path):