diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9054de2b8..2af8de084 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ release: clean
 force_release: clean
 	git push --tags origin main
 	python3 setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
-	twine upload 27C50E7F590947D7273A741E85194C08421980C9 dist/*
\ No newline at end of file
+	twine upload dist/*
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ab6c88e86..05b41fb67 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.1.28
+3.1.29
diff --git a/doc/source/changes.rst b/doc/source/changes.rst
index e4a22a5d7..d36194c86 100644
--- a/doc/source/changes.rst
+++ b/doc/source/changes.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+3.1.29
+======
+
+- Make the git.__version__ re-appear.
+
+See the following for all changes.
+https://github.com/gitpython-developers/gitpython/milestone/59?closed=1
+
 3.1.28
 ======
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5494cf484..daad454d8 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def _stamp_version(filename: str) -> None:
         with open(filename, "r") as f:
             for line in f:
                 if "__version__ =" in line:
-                    line = line.replace("'git'", "'%s'" % VERSION)
+                    line = line.replace("\"git\"", "'%s'" % VERSION)
                     found = True
                 out.append(line)
     except OSError: