diff --git a/scripts/constants.py b/scripts/constants.py
index 68ccee59b..aba4d4c89 100644
--- a/scripts/constants.py
+++ b/scripts/constants.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+import sys
+
 # Kubernetes branch to get the OpenAPI spec from.
 KUBERNETES_BRANCH = "release-1.5"
 
@@ -25,3 +27,16 @@ CLIENT_VERSION = "1.0.0-alpha.2"
 
 # Name of the release package
 PACKAGE_NAME = "kubernetes"
+
+# If called directly, return the constant value given
+# its name. Useful in bash scripts.
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
+        print("Usage: python constant.py CONSTANT_NAME")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    if sys.argv[1] in globals():
+        print globals()[sys.argv[1]]
+    else:
+        print "Cannot find constant %s" % sys.argv[1]
+        sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/scripts/pom.xml b/scripts/pom.xml
index 83a8772fa..9a1abd41d 100644
--- a/scripts/pom.xml
+++ b/scripts/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
                             <gitRepoId>client-python</gitRepoId>
                             <configOptions>
                                 <packageName>${generator.package.name}</packageName>
-                                <packageVersion>1.0.0-alpha.2</packageVersion>
+                                <packageVersion>${generator.client.version}</packageVersion>
                                 <sortParamsByRequiredFlag>true</sortParamsByRequiredFlag>
                             </configOptions>
                             <output>${generator.output.path}</output>
@@ -49,5 +49,6 @@
         <generator.output.path>.</generator.output.path>
         <generator.spec.path>swagger.json</generator.spec.path>
         <generator.package.name>swagger_client</generator.package.name>
+        <generator.client.version>unversioned</generator.client.version>
     </properties>
 </project>
diff --git a/scripts/update-client.sh b/scripts/update-client.sh
index c991ed3b3..bbbd6d302 100755
--- a/scripts/update-client.sh
+++ b/scripts/update-client.sh
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ rm -rf "${CLIENT_ROOT}/docs"
 rm -rf "${CLIENT_ROOT}/test"
 
 echo "--- Generating client ..."
-mvn -f "${SCRIPT_ROOT}/pom.xml" clean generate-sources -Dgenerator.spec.path="${SCRIPT_ROOT}/swagger.json" -Dgenerator.output.path="${CLIENT_ROOT}" -Dgenerator.package.name=${PACKAGE_NAME}
+mvn -f "${SCRIPT_ROOT}/pom.xml" clean generate-sources -Dgenerator.spec.path="${SCRIPT_ROOT}/swagger.json" -Dgenerator.output.path="${CLIENT_ROOT}" -Dgenerator.package.name=${PACKAGE_NAME} -D=generator.client.version=$(python "${SCRIPT_ROOT}/constants.py" CLIENT_VERSION)
 
 echo "--- Patching generated code..."
 find "${CLIENT_ROOT}/test" -type f -name \*.py -exec sed -i 's/\bclient/kubernetes.client/g' {} +
-find "kubernetes/" -type f -name \*.md -exec sed -i 's/\bclient/kubernetes.client/g' {} +
-find "kubernetes/" -type f -name \*.md -exec sed -i 's/kubernetes.client-python/client-python/g' {} +
+find "${CLIENT_ROOT}/" -type f -name \*.md -exec sed -i 's/\bclient/kubernetes.client/g' {} +
+find "${CLIENT_ROOT}/" -type f -name \*.md -exec sed -i 's/kubernetes.client-python/client-python/g' {} +
 rm "${CLIENT_ROOT}/LICENSE"
 echo "---Done."