diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f9800e7..ad68a23 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 [package]
 name = "zap"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.8.0-alpha"
 edition = "2021"
 
-# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
-
 [dependencies]
 clap = "3.0"
 indicatif = "0.17.7"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 7601ae3..914e996 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ fn validate_paths(source: &str, destination: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
 
 fn main() {
     let matches = App::new("Zap")
-        .version("v0.8.0-alpha")
+        .version(env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"))
         .author("Allan Clark. <napta2k@gmail.com>")
         .about("Transfers a file in parallel streams over SSH")
         .arg_required_else_help(true)