diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index 42762bc31..780b70f9b 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ before:
 builds:
   - main: ./examples/base
     binary: pocketbase
+    ldflags:
+      - -s -w -X github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase.Version={{ .Version }}
     env:
       - CGO_ENABLED=0
     goos:
diff --git a/pocketbase.go b/pocketbase.go
index 64b32a10c..404e9fcf2 100644
--- a/pocketbase.go
+++ b/pocketbase.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 var _ core.App = (*PocketBase)(nil)
 
 // Version of PocketBase
-const Version = "0.1.0"
+var Version = "(untracked)"
 
 // appWrapper serves as a private core.App instance wrapper.
 type appWrapper struct {