diff --git a/spacy/cli/download.py b/spacy/cli/download.py
index 0d3f11153..943af51ff 100644
--- a/spacy/cli/download.py
+++ b/spacy/cli/download.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ def get_compatibility():
 
 
 def get_version(model, comp):
+    model = model.rsplit('.dev', 1)[0]
     if model not in comp:
         version = about.__version__
         msg = "No compatible model found for '%s' (spaCy v%s)."