diff --git a/apps/HTSeq/install_0.8.0.sh b/apps/HTSeq/install_0.8.0.sh
index 970ad2d5d3eb4422db05c1587541b80b9c450c5b..44eafcdef376f75df8cbe5da07a9d5fc04caa04d 100644
--- a/apps/HTSeq/install_0.8.0.sh
+++ b/apps/HTSeq/install_0.8.0.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 # knowledge of the CeCILL license and that you accept its terms.
 
 source ../build_env.sh
-module load python/2.7
+module load python/2.7.13
 
 HTSEQ_VERSION=0.8.0
 PYSAM_VERSION=0.11.2.2
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ cd ..
 
 git clone https://github.com/simon-anders/htseq.git
 cd htseq
-git checkout tags/v${HTSEQ_VERSION}
+git checkout tags/release_${HTSEQ_VERSION}
 python setup.py install --single-version-externally-managed --prefix ${HTSEQ_ROOT} --record htseq_install.txt
 
 rm -Rf htseq pysam