diff --git a/script/create-dist.py b/script/create-dist.py
index 368617f0f1de..fa66e34fbd50 100755
--- a/script/create-dist.py
+++ b/script/create-dist.py
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ def copy_license():
 
 def create_api_json_schema():
   outfile = os.path.join(DIST_DIR, 'electron-api.json')
-  execute(['electron-docs-linter', '--outfile={0}'.format(outfile)])
+  execute(['electron-docs-linter', '--outfile={0}'.format(outfile)],
+           '--version={}'.format(ELECTRON_VERSION.replace('v', '')))
 
 def strip_binaries():
   for binary in TARGET_BINARIES[PLATFORM]: