diff --git a/ci/build_wheel.sh b/ci/build_wheel.sh
index 3abf5ca8f0..7af2a9f718 100755
--- a/ci/build_wheel.sh
+++ b/ci/build_wheel.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ source rapids-configure-sccache
 source rapids-date-string
 source rapids-init-pip
 
+# Update the version to accomdate nightly and release changes for the wheel name
+rapids-generate-version > ./VERSION
+
 cd "${package_dir}"
 
 sccache --zero-stats