1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/format.c b/format.c
index 4fff9a3e..0d3e26d7 100644
--- a/format.c
+++ b/format.c
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ format_create(struct client *c, struct cmdq_item *item, int tag, int flags)
 	ft->flags = flags;
 	ft->time = time(NULL);
 
-	format_add(ft, "version", "%s", VERSION);
+	format_add(ft, "version", "%s", getversion());
 	format_add_cb(ft, "host", format_cb_host);
 	format_add_cb(ft, "host_short", format_cb_host_short);
 	format_add_cb(ft, "pid", format_cb_pid);