diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0b67f76b..f11f6bcd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ABRA    := ./cmd/abra
 COMMIT  := $(shell git rev-list -1 HEAD)
 GOPATH  := $(shell go env GOPATH)
-LDFLAGS := "-X 'main.Commit=$(COMMIT)' -X 'main.Version=$(VERSION)'"
 VERSION := $(shell cat ./version)
+LDFLAGS := "-X 'main.Commit=$(COMMIT)' -X 'main.Version=$(VERSION)'"
 
 all: run install build clean format check