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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+#    Copyright 2015 Mirantis, Inc.
+#
+#    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+#    (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#    GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+#    with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+#    51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
+
+def setup_hook(config):
+    import pbr
+    import pbr.packaging
+
+    # this monkey patch is to avoid appending git version to version
+    pbr.packaging._get_version_from_git = lambda pre_version: pre_version