diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 642af2b..b08f24e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 Changelog for packaging-scripts
 ===============================
 
+Version 1.5.3
+-------------
+
+* Project
+
+  * PKGBUILD: make use of pkgver()
+
 Version 1.5.2
 -------------
 
@@ -21,6 +28,7 @@ Version 1.5
 -----------
 
 * Project
+
   * PKGBUILD: build from git repository directly
 
   * Rename pacmanconf module to pacman
@@ -33,6 +41,7 @@ Version 1.4
 -----------
 
 * Project
+
   * Add CHANGELOG
 
   * Minor code and comment cleanups
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 65ff225..0f6ef7f 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ backup=(etc/apparmor.d/usr.bin.{addpkg,delpkg}
 source=("${pkgname}::git+file:///home/etorres/Projects/packaging-scripts")
 sha256sums=('SKIP')
 
+pkgver() {
+    cd $srcdir/$pkgname
+    python setup.py --version
+}
+
 build() {
     cd $srcdir/$pkgname
     python setup.py build