diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index b164a1fb..c7ec6728 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ search = "version": "{current_version}"
 replace = "version": "{new_version}"
 
 [bumpversion:file:server/__init__.py]
-search = "__version__ = "{current_version}"
-replace = "__version__ = "{new_version}"
+search = __version__ = "{current_version}"
+replace = __version__ = "{new_version}"