diff --git a/twinify/version.py b/twinify/version.py
index 6403ac2..0db430c 100644
--- a/twinify/version.py
+++ b/twinify/version.py
@@ -18,4 +18,6 @@
 PATCH_VERSION = 0
 EXT_VERSION = ""
 
-VERSION = f"{MAJOR_VERSION}.{MINOR_VERSION}.{PATCH_VERSION}-{EXT_VERSION}"
+EXT_VERSION_SUFFIX = f"-{EXT_VERSION}" if len(EXT_VERSION) > 0 else ""
+
+VERSION = f"{MAJOR_VERSION}.{MINOR_VERSION}.{PATCH_VERSION}{EXT_VERSION_SUFFIX}"