diff --git a/ci/scripts/publish-release-notes.sh b/ci/scripts/publish-release-notes.sh
index 55ba9e0e002..6bd177bbfd8 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/publish-release-notes.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/publish-release-notes.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ set -e
 source $(dirname $0)/common.sh
 
 version=$( cat version/version )
+milestone=$( echo $version )
 if [[ $RELEASE_TYPE = "RELEASE" ]]; then
 	milestone=${version%.RELEASE}
 fi