Merge branch '217-missing-version-info-in-release-files-from-gitlab-tags' into 'master'

Resolve "missing version info in release files from gitlab tags"

Closes #217

See merge request !415

setup.py

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def write_version_file(version):
             return version_file.name
         # otherwise just return the version information
         else:
-            return version
+            git_version = version
     else:
         git_version = "{}: ({}) {}".format(
             version, "UNCLEAN" if git_diff else "CLEAN", git_log.rstrip()