diff --git a/README.dev.md b/README.dev.md
index ebb0351c..ee2769eb 100644
--- a/README.dev.md
+++ b/README.dev.md
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 # Releasing
 
 * Update `CHANGELOG.md`
-* Update `Version` in `main.go`
diff --git a/cmd/geoipupdate/args.go b/cmd/geoipupdate/args.go
index 08ee2b9d..2a0141f3 100644
--- a/cmd/geoipupdate/args.go
+++ b/cmd/geoipupdate/args.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func getArgs() *Args {
 		printUsage()
 	}
 	if *version {
-		log.Printf("geoipupdate %s", Version)
+		log.Printf("geoipupdate %s", version)
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/geoipupdate/main.go b/cmd/geoipupdate/main.go
index c932ba98..6693ea64 100644
--- a/cmd/geoipupdate/main.go
+++ b/cmd/geoipupdate/main.go
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ import (
 	flock "github.com/theckman/go-flock"
 )
 
-// Version is the program's version number.
-const Version = "0.0.1"
+// version is the program's version number.
+var version = "unknown"
 
 func main() {
 	log.SetFlags(0)