diff --git a/tagger b/tagger
index 4277de9..0cb14ce 100755
--- a/tagger
+++ b/tagger
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ if need_tag or args.force:
             if year % m >= max_major:
                 major = str(year % m)
                 break
+        else:
+            major = str(year)
         version.append(major)
     version.append(today.strftime("%m"))
     if args.day_always: