diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 9527ba8..b6b4f05 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ threads = dependency('threads')
 wayland = dependency('wayland-client')
 dl = cc.find_library('dl')
 
-add_project_arguments('-D_GNU_SOURCE', '-DVERSION="v1.0"', language : 'c')
+add_project_arguments('-D_GNU_SOURCE', '-DVERSION="' + meson.project_version() + '"', language : 'c')
 add_project_link_arguments('-rdynamic', language : 'c')
 
 executable('wofi',