diff --git a/tools/make.py b/tools/make.py
index e7d5adbd68..053af8297c 100644
--- a/tools/make.py
+++ b/tools/make.py
@@ -1431,7 +1431,7 @@ See the make.cfg file for additional build options.
 
     # Make release
     if make_release_zip:
-        release_name = "{}_{}".format(zipPrefix, project_version)
+        release_name = "{}_{}".format(zipPrefix, project_version.rsplit(".", 1)[0])
 
         try:
             # Delete all log files