diff --git a/tensorflow_probability/python/version.py b/tensorflow_probability/python/version.py
index 66f750fdbf..86773bfbdc 100644
--- a/tensorflow_probability/python/version.py
+++ b/tensorflow_probability/python/version.py
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@
 _VERSION_SUFFIX = ''
 
 # Example, '0.4.0.dev'
-__version__ = '.'.join([
+__version__ = '.'.join(s for s in [
     _MAJOR_VERSION,
     _MINOR_VERSION,
     _PATCH_VERSION,
     _VERSION_SUFFIX,
-])
+] if s != '')