diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e2bb639..9929dcf 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         # hack hack hack hack hack hack hack
         datadir = args[pos + 1]
 
-DOCDIR = os.path.join('share','doc','getmail')
+DOCDIR = os.path.join('share','doc','getmail-%s' % __version__)
 GETMAILDOCDIR = os.path.join(datadir or prefix, DOCDIR)
 
 MANDIR = os.path.join('share','man','man1')