diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ea402a75d..bc54193a3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ UNINSTALL_DIRS += $(INSTALL_LOCATION)/src
 copysrc:
 	tar cf - --exclude=CVS --exclude=O.* src | tar xf - -C $(INSTALL_LOCATION)
 
-tar: install copysrc
-	tar cfjP epics_base-3.14.12.tar.bz2 $(INSTALL_LOCATION) --exclude=*.o
+tar:
+	tar cfjP epics_base-$(EPICS_VERSION_NUMBER).tar.bz2 $(INSTALL_LOCATION) --exclude=*.o