diff --git a/src/cli/interface.rs b/src/cli/interface.rs
index 38a81f5..154fa65 100644
--- a/src/cli/interface.rs
+++ b/src/cli/interface.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 use clap::{Arg, ArgMatches, Command};
 
-use crate::core::VERSION;
-
 /// Prints an ASCII art banner to look cool!
 pub fn banner() {
-    eprintln!("{} {}\n", include_str!("banner"), VERSION)
+    eprintln!("{} {}\n", include_str!("banner"), env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"))
 }
 
 /// Command-line arguments
 pub fn args() -> ArgMatches {
     Command::new("binserve")
-        .version(VERSION)
+        .version(env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"))
         .author("Mufeed VH <mufeed@lyminal.space>")
         .about("A fast static web server with Automatic HTTPs, routing, templating, and security in a single binary you can setup with zero code.")
         .arg(Arg::new("command")
diff --git a/src/core/mod.rs b/src/core/mod.rs
index f2b0f36..6f7c6fd 100644
--- a/src/core/mod.rs
+++ b/src/core/mod.rs
@@ -6,5 +6,3 @@ pub(super) mod server;
 pub(super) mod templates;
 pub(super) mod tls;
 pub(super) mod watcher;
-
-pub static VERSION: &str = "0.2.1";
diff --git a/src/core/server.rs b/src/core/server.rs
index 3859d65..081b291 100644
--- a/src/core/server.rs
+++ b/src/core/server.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use super::{
     config::{BinserveConfig, CONFIG_STATE},
     routes::{Type, ROUTEMAP},
-    tls, VERSION,
+    tls,
 };
 
 use crate::cli::messages::{push_message, Type as MsgType};
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ pub async fn run_server(config_state: BinserveConfig) -> std::io::Result<()> {
                 let mut headers_middleware = middleware::DefaultHeaders::new();
 
                 // binserve server header
-                headers_middleware =
-                    headers_middleware.add((SERVER, format!("binserve/{}", VERSION)));
+                headers_middleware = headers_middleware
+                    .add((SERVER, format!("binserve/{}", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"))));
 
                 // Add the `Cache-Control` header if enabled in config.
                 //