diff --git a/bin/package_headless.js b/bin/package_headless.js
index 0dcec90b..d002a95e 100644
--- a/bin/package_headless.js
+++ b/bin/package_headless.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ const xtermHeadlessPackageJson = {
 delete xtermHeadlessPackageJson['scripts'];
 delete xtermHeadlessPackageJson['devDependencies'];
 delete xtermHeadlessPackageJson['style'];
-xtermHeadlessPackageJson.version += '-alpha3';
 fs.writeFileSync(join(headlessRoot, 'package.json'), JSON.stringify(xtermHeadlessPackageJson, null, 1));
 console.log(fs.readFileSync(join(headlessRoot, 'package.json')).toString());