diff --git a/pycuda/__init__.py b/pycuda/__init__.py
index 60918d99..f934cb3a 100644
--- a/pycuda/__init__.py
+++ b/pycuda/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-VERSION = (2024, 1)
+VERSION = (2024, 1, 1)
 VERSION_STATUS = ""
 VERSION_TEXT = ".".join(str(x) for x in VERSION) + VERSION_STATUS