diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b14e4d5..d89eaef 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-project('wofi', 'c', default_options : ['buildtype=release', 'warning_level=2'])
+project('wofi', 'c', version : 'hg', default_options : ['buildtype=release', 'warning_level=2'])
 cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
 
 inc = include_directories('inc')
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ dl = cc.find_library('dl')
 
 hg = find_program('hg', native : true, required : false)
 
-version = get_option('version')
+version = meson.project_version()
 
 if hg.found()
 	version = run_command(hg, 'identify').stdout().strip()
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 3d7f2f4..119b6ca 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-option('version', type : 'string', value : 'hg', description : 'The version to use if mercurial cannot be found')
 option('enable_run', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'Whether run mode should be enabled')
 option('enable_drun', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'Whether drun mode should be enabled')
 option('enable_dmenu', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'Whether dmenu mode should be enabled')
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