diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f2d832a45..2d921b244 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ PROJECT_URLS = {
 import sklearn
 import sklearn._min_dependencies as min_deps  # noqa
 
-
-VERSION = sklearn.__version__
-
+LOCAL = '+intel.%s' % os.environ.get('PKG_BUILDNUM','0')
+ISLOCAL = 'bdist_wheel' in sys.argv[1:]
+VERSION = sklearn.__version__ + LOCAL if ISLOCAL else sklearn.__version__
 
 # For some commands, use setuptools
 SETUPTOOLS_COMMANDS = {
