diff --git a/src/commands/core.rs b/src/commands/core.rs
index e5a46cb..4d0c7bc 100644
--- a/src/commands/core.rs
+++ b/src/commands/core.rs
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ async fn set_activity(ctx: ManifoldContext<'_>, #[rest] #[description="Who to wa
 
 #[poise::command(slash_command, prefix_command)]
 async fn version(ctx: ManifoldContext<'_>) -> ManifoldResult<()> {
-    let git_info: String = built_info::GIT_VERSION.unwrap_or("unknown").to_string();
-    let version_string: String = format!("Version {} built at {} revision {}", built_info::PKG_VERSION, built_info::BUILT_TIME_UTC, git_info);
+    let version_string = &ctx.data().version_string;
 
     ctx.send(|f| f
         .reply(true)