diff --git a/widget_driver_generator/CHANGELOG.md b/widget_driver_generator/CHANGELOG.md
index 34a97f5..489e405 100644
--- a/widget_driver_generator/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/widget_driver_generator/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
+## 1.3.1
+
+* fixes bug where the "void" keyword was unnecessarily added to setters.
+
 ## 1.3.0
 
 * Introduces the option to specify formatter line length in build.yaml.
diff --git a/widget_driver_generator/lib/src/code_providers/test_driver_code_provider.dart b/widget_driver_generator/lib/src/code_providers/test_driver_code_provider.dart
index dfaf0a8..7d73161 100644
--- a/widget_driver_generator/lib/src/code_providers/test_driver_code_provider.dart
+++ b/widget_driver_generator/lib/src/code_providers/test_driver_code_provider.dart
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class $_testDriverClassName extends TestDriver implements $_driverClassName {
     final List<String> properties = [];
     final getProperties = _getProperties.map((e) => _getComputedPropertyCode(e.codeDefinition, e.returnValue));
     properties.addAll(getProperties);
-    final setProperties = _setProperties.map((e) => _getMethodCode(e.codeDefinition, e.returnValue));
+    final setProperties = _setProperties.map((e) => _getSetterCode(e.codeDefinition, e.returnValue));
     properties.addAll(setProperties);
     return properties.join(doubleEmptyLine);
   }
@@ -126,6 +126,13 @@ $methodDefinition {
     return sourceCode;
   }
 
+  /// Returns the code needed to implement an override of a setter.
+  String _getSetterCode(String methodDefinition, String returnValue) {
+    // keeping void will upset dart analyzer
+    final sanitizedCodeDefinition = methodDefinition.replaceFirst('void ', '');
+    return _getMethodCode(sanitizedCodeDefinition, returnValue);
+  }
+
   String get emptyLineCode => '\n';
   String get doubleEmptyLine => emptyLineCode + emptyLineCode;
 }
diff --git a/widget_driver_generator/pubspec.yaml b/widget_driver_generator/pubspec.yaml
index da2b65e..594a51e 100644
--- a/widget_driver_generator/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/widget_driver_generator/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: widget_driver_generator
 description: This package provides generators for WidgetDriver to automate the creation of your TestDrivers and WidgetDriverProviders
-version: 1.3.0
+version: 1.3.1
 repository: https://github.com/bmw-tech/widget_driver/tree/master/widget_driver_generator
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/bmw-tech/widget_driver/issues
 
diff --git a/widget_driver_generator/test/code_providers/test_driver_code_provider_test.dart b/widget_driver_generator/test/code_providers/test_driver_code_provider_test.dart
index fa7c2ae..a741019 100644
--- a/widget_driver_generator/test/code_providers/test_driver_code_provider_test.dart
+++ b/widget_driver_generator/test/code_providers/test_driver_code_provider_test.dart
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class _\$TestExampleDriver extends TestDriver implements ExampleDriver {
   
 
   @override
-void set example(String newExample) {}
+set example(String newExample) {}
 
   
 }
@@ -163,10 +163,10 @@ class _\$TestExampleDriver extends TestDriver implements ExampleDriver {
   
 
   @override
-void set example(String newExample) {}
+set example(String newExample) {}
 
 @override
-void set example2(String newExample2) {}
+set example2(String newExample2) {}
 
   
 }
@@ -263,10 +263,10 @@ String get example => '';
 String get example2 => '';
 
 @override
-void set example(String newExample) {}
+set example(String newExample) {}
 
 @override
-void set example2(String newExample2) {}
+set example2(String newExample2) {}
 
   @override
 String example() {