diff --git a/package.nix b/package.nix
index ff0d7a07..d426bf6c 100644
--- a/package.nix
+++ b/package.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 buildGo126Module rec {
   pname = "hakurei";
-  version = "0.4.3";
+  version = with lib.strings; removePrefix "v" (trim (builtins.readFile ./cmd/dist/VERSION));
 
   srcFiltered = builtins.path {
     name = "${pname}-src";