diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index fc79952e9..885d33701 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ jobs:
         sh ./dev/deploy/build.sh
         echo "Setting version $PKG_VERSION_STRICT..."
         sed -i -r -e "s/^__version__ += '.*'$/__version__ = '$PKG_VERSION_STRICT'/" ietf/__init__.py
+        sed -i -r -e "s/^__release_hash__ += '.*'$/__release_hash__ = '$GITHUB_SHA'/" ietf/__init__.py
+        sed -i -r -e "s/^__release_branch__ += '.*'$/__release_branch__ = '$GITHUB_REF_NAME'/" ietf/__init__.py
         echo "Build release tarball..."
         mkdir -p /home/runner/work/release
         tar -czf /home/runner/work/release/release.tar.gz -X dev/deploy/exclude-patterns.txt .
diff --git a/ietf/__init__.py b/ietf/__init__.py
index 5e55e8c20..69d0844c1 100644
--- a/ietf/__init__.py
+++ b/ietf/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,13 @@ from . import checks                           # pyflakes:ignore
 
 # Version must stay in single quotes for automatic CI replace
 # Don't add patch number here:
-__version__ = '7.46.1.dev0'
+__version__ = '7.0.0-dev'
+
+# Release hash must stay in single quotes for automatic CI replace
+__release_hash__ = ''
+
+# Release branch must stay in single quotes for automatic CI replace
+__release_branch__ = ''
 
 # set this to ".p1", ".p2", etc. after patching
 __patch__   = ""