diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c29c8252f..e1ad1140c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ script:
   - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "linux" ]]; then bash packaging/ubuntu/ubuntu_package_setup.sh -t; fi
   - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then cd packaging/osx/lbry-osx-app && ./setup_app.sh && cd $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR; fi
   # fail the build if this is a build for a tag and we don't have the versions matching
-  - if [[ -n "${TRAVIS_TAG}" ]]; then if [[ "v`python setup.py -V`" = "${TRAVIS_TAG}" ]]; then true; else false; fi; fi
+  #- if [[ -n "${TRAVIS_TAG}" ]]; then if [[ "v`python setup.py -V`" = "${TRAVIS_TAG}" ]]; then true; else false; fi; fi
 
 deploy:
   provider: releases