1 files changed, 5 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/caronte.go b/caronte.go
index d4265bc..2d24af6 100644
--- a/caronte.go
+++ b/caronte.go
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"io/ioutil"
 )
 
+var Version string
+
 func main() {
 	mongoHost := flag.String("mongo-host", "localhost", "address of MongoDB")
 	mongoPort := flag.Int("mongo-port", 27017, "port of MongoDB")
@@ -40,12 +41,10 @@ func main() {
 		log.WithError(err).WithFields(logFields).Fatal("failed to connect to MongoDB")
 	}
 
-	versionBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile("VERSION")
-	if err != nil {
-		log.WithError(err).Fatal("failed to load version file")
+	if Version == "" {
+		Version = "undefined"
 	}
-
-	applicationContext, err := CreateApplicationContext(storage, string(versionBytes))
+	applicationContext, err := CreateApplicationContext(storage, Version)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).WithFields(logFields).Fatal("failed to create application context")
 	}