diff --git a/travis/linux/before_script.sh b/travis/linux/before_script.sh
index baceb64b8..87153aca1 100755
--- a/travis/linux/before_script.sh
+++ b/travis/linux/before_script.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ cp qwt/qwtconfig.pri.in qwt/qwtconfig.pri
 cp src/gcconfig.pri.in src/gcconfig.pri
 # Define GC version string, only for tagged builds
 if [ -n "$TRAVIS_TAG" ]; then echo DEFINES += GC_VERSION=VERSION_STRING >> src/gcconfig.pri; fi
+# Temporary hack to get a build with 3.5 version string without a new TAG
+echo DEFINES += GC_VERSION=VERSION_STRING >> src/gcconfig.pri
 # user WEBENGINE
 echo DEFINES += NOWEBKIT >> src/gcconfig.pri
 # Trusty needs C99 mode to enable declarations in for loops