diff --git a/installer/create_installer.sh b/installer/create_installer.sh
index 3b54443449..57b681c42e 100755
--- a/installer/create_installer.sh
+++ b/installer/create_installer.sh
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ cp install.sh.in InvokeAI-Installer/install.sh
 chmod a+x InvokeAI-Installer/install.sh
 
 # Windows
-perl -p -e "s/^set INVOKEAI_VERSION=.*/set INVOKEAI_VERSION=$VERSION/" install.bat.in >InvokeAI-Installer/install.bat
+cp install.bat.in InvokeAI-Installer/install.bat
 cp WinLongPathsEnabled.reg InvokeAI-Installer/
 
 # Zip everything up
diff --git a/installer/install.bat.in b/installer/install.bat.in
index 5fa76471de..9a487d3ee2 100644
--- a/installer/install.bat.in
+++ b/installer/install.bat.in
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ if "%1" == "use-cache" (
 @rem Config
 @rem The version in the next line is replaced by an up to date release number
 @rem when create_installer.sh is run. Change the release number there.
-set INVOKEAI_VERSION=latest
 set INSTRUCTIONS=https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/installation/INSTALL_AUTOMATED/
 set TROUBLESHOOTING=https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/installation/INSTALL_AUTOMATED/#troubleshooting
 set PYTHON_URL=https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/