diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index cd75062..a795fd0 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 # Project version
 
-VERSION:=1.9
+VERSION:=1.9.0
 
 ifndef CI_COMMIT_TAG
 VERSION_TAG=$(VERSION)rc0
diff --git a/tests/check_tag.sh b/tests/check_tag.sh
index 7b4ad44..f8309df 100755
--- a/tests/check_tag.sh
+++ b/tests/check_tag.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 VERSION=$1
-METADATA=$(cat Makefile | grep "VERSION:=" |  cut -d '=' -f2)
+METADATA=$(cat config.mk | grep "VERSION:=" |  cut -d '=' -f2)
 
 if [ "$METADATA" != "$VERSION" ];
 then