diff --git a/npm-package/binary.js b/npm-package/binary.js
index d21a178..fefd91b 100644
--- a/npm-package/binary.js
+++ b/npm-package/binary.js
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ const error = (msg) => {
 	process.exit(1);
 };
 
-let { version, repository } = require("./package.json");
-// temp rewrite of version to make things work
-version = "0.1.0";
+const { version, repository } = require("./package.json");
 const name = "squeeel-cli";
 
 const supportedPlatforms = [