diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 3c60076..b6d2ac8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ jobs:
           tarantool-version: '2.8'
 
       - run: echo "TAG=${GITHUB_REF##*/}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - run: echo "return { VERSION = '"$TAG"-1' }" > graphql/init.lua
       - run: tarantoolctl rocks new_version --tag $TAG
       - run: tarantoolctl rocks pack graphql-$TAG-1.rockspec
 
diff --git a/graphql/init.lua b/graphql/init.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a82ec2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphql/init.lua
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+return { VERSION = 'scm-1' }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/unit/graphql_test.lua b/test/unit/graphql_test.lua
index 67e75da..6ba0b15 100644
--- a/test/unit/graphql_test.lua
+++ b/test/unit/graphql_test.lua
@@ -1088,3 +1088,7 @@ function g.test_util_find_by_name()
         'var')
     t.assert_equals(res, { name = 'var', value = 2 })
 end
+
+g.test_version = function()
+    t.assert_equals(require('graphql').VERSION, 'scm-1')
+end