1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/helix-term/build.rs b/helix-term/build.rs
index 526cdc41..974f4b5e 100644
--- a/helix-term/build.rs
+++ b/helix-term/build.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ use helix_loader::grammar::{build_grammars, fetch_grammars};
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::process::Command;
 
+const VERSION: &str = include_str!("../VERSION");
+
 fn main() {
     let git_hash = Command::new("git")
         .args(&["rev-parse", "HEAD"])
@@ -11,8 +13,8 @@ fn main() {
         .and_then(|x| String::from_utf8(x.stdout).ok());
 
     let version: Cow<_> = match git_hash {
-        Some(git_hash) => format!("{} ({})", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"), &git_hash[..8]).into(),
-        None => env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").into(),
+        Some(git_hash) => format!("{} ({})", VERSION, &git_hash[..8]).into(),
+        None => VERSION.into(),
     };
 
     if std::env::var("HELIX_DISABLE_AUTO_GRAMMAR_BUILD").is_err() {
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ fn main() {
     }
 
     println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=../runtime/grammars/");
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=../VERSION");
 
     println!("cargo:rustc-env=VERSION_AND_GIT_HASH={}", version);
 }