diff --git i/deluge/core/core.py w/deluge/core/core.py
index 2160f769a..8703d34f3 100644
--- i/deluge/core/core.py
+++ w/deluge/core/core.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
     'upload_rate': 'net.sent_bytes',
 }
 
-DELUGE_VER = deluge.common.get_version()
+DELUGE_VER = '2.0.3'
 
 
 class Core(component.Component):