diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a1e0d1409..a64cbcb35 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ jobs:
         - pip3 install pyinstaller
         - pip3 install git+https://github.com/lbryio/torba.git
         - pip3 install git+https://github.com/lbryio/lbryschema.git
+        - python scripts/set_build.py
         - pip3 install -e .
       script:
         - pyinstaller -F -n lbrynet lbrynet/cli.py
diff --git a/scripts/set_build.py b/scripts/set_build.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..01470d395
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/set_build.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+
+"""Set the build version to be 'dev', 'qa', 'rc', 'release'"""
+
+import os.path
+import re
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+
+def main():
+    build = get_build()
+    root_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
+    with open(os.path.join(root_dir, 'lbrynet', 'build_type.py'), 'w') as f:
+        f.write("BUILD = '{}'\n".format(build))
+
+
+def get_build():
+    try:
+        tag = subprocess.check_output(['git', 'describe', '--exact-match', '--all']).strip()
+        if re.match('v\d+\.\d+\.\d+rc\d+', tag):
+            return 'rc'
+        else:
+            return 'release'
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+        # if the build doesn't have a tag
+        return 'qa'
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    sys.exit(main())
diff --git a/scripts/wine_build.sh b/scripts/wine_build.sh
index 85578edf3..e6c8130f6 100755
--- a/scripts/wine_build.sh
+++ b/scripts/wine_build.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ cd lbryschema && pip install -e . && cd ..
 cd torba && pip install -e . && cd ..
 
 cd lbry
+python scripts/set_build.py
 pip install -e .
 pyinstaller --additional-hooks-dir=scripts/. -F -n lbrynet lbrynet/cli.py
 wine dist/lbrynet.exe --version