diff --git a/win32/res/meson.build b/win32/res/meson.build
index 4a9e536c4..ba021af5f 100644
--- a/win32/res/meson.build
+++ b/win32/res/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 windows_conf = configuration_data()
 windows_conf.set('VERSION', meson.project_version())
 
-splitted_version = meson.project_version().split('.')
+splitted_version = meson.project_version().split('~')[0].split('.')
 windows_conf.set('VERSION_MAJOR', splitted_version[0])
 windows_conf.set('VERSION_MINOR', splitted_version.get(1, '0'))
 windows_conf.set('VERSION_REVISION', splitted_version.get(2, '0'))