diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 6a0cf09..c8a9621 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 current_version = 0.19.4
 commit = True
 tag = True
+parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)\.?(?P<dev>\d+)?
+serialize =
+	{major}.{minor}.{patch}.{dev}
+	{major}.{minor}.{patch}
 
 [bumpversion:file:setup.py]
 search = version='{current_version}'