diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index ef5a91973..30c903094 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ SUBDIRS = src
 EXTRA_DIST = task_completion.sh doc/man1/task.1 doc/man5/taskrc.5
 man1_MANS = doc/man1/task.1
 man5_MANS = doc/man5/taskrc.5
-otherdir = $(datadir)/doc/task-1.7.0
+otherdir = $(datadir)/doc/task-$(VERSION)
 other_DATA = AUTHORS ChangeLog COPYING INSTALL NEWS README task_completion.sh