diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f25d3d6..e9720a2 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ script:
 
 before_deploy:
 - mv ${DEPLOY_DIR}/bin/spectral.dmg ./
-- sed -i -e "s/TRAVIS_BUILD_NUMBER/$(git rev-list --count HEAD)/g" .ci/bintray-release.json
+- sed -i -e "s/TRAVIS_BUILD_NUMBER/${TRAVIS_BUILD_NUMBER}/g" .ci/bintray-release.json
 
 deploy:
   - provider: bintray