diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 22b8731b..add62955 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -279,21 +279,18 @@ build/janet.tmLanguage: tools/tm_lang_gen.janet $(JANET_TARGET)
 clean:
 	-rm -rf build vgcore.* callgrind.*
 
-build/version.txt: $(JANET_TARGET)
-	$(JANET_TARGET) -e '(print janet/version)' > $@
-
 SONAME=libjanet.so.1
-install: $(JANET_TARGET) build/version.txt
+install: $(JANET_TARGET)
 	mkdir -p $(BINDIR)
 	cp $(JANET_TARGET) $(BINDIR)/janet
 	mkdir -p $(INCLUDEDIR)/janet
 	cp -rf $(JANET_HEADERS) $(INCLUDEDIR)/janet
 	mkdir -p $(JANET_PATH)
 	mkdir -p $(LIBDIR)
-	cp $(JANET_LIBRARY) $(LIBDIR)/libjanet.so.$(shell cat build/version.txt)
+	cp $(JANET_LIBRARY) $(LIBDIR)/libjanet.so.$(shell $(JANET_TARGET) -e '(print janet/version)')
 	cp $(JANET_STATIC_LIBRARY) $(LIBDIR)/libjanet.a
 	ln -sf $(SONAME) $(LIBDIR)/libjanet.so
-	ln -sf libjanet.so.$(shell cat build/version.txt) $(LIBDIR)/$(SONAME)
+	ln -sf libjanet.so.$(shell $(JANET_TARGET) -e '(print janet/version)') $(LIBDIR)/$(SONAME)
 	cp tools/cook.janet $(JANET_PATH)
 	cp tools/highlight.janet $(JANET_PATH)
 	cp tools/bars.janet $(JANET_PATH)
diff --git a/src/include/janetconf.h b/src/include/janetconf.h
index 9e995757..d4ad3a66 100644
--- a/src/include/janetconf.h
+++ b/src/include/janetconf.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #ifndef JANETCONF_H
 #define JANETCONF_H
 
-#define JANET_VERSION "1.0.0-dev"
+#define JANET_VERSION "1.0.0"
 
 /* #define JANET_BUILD "local" */
 /* #define JANET_SINGLE_THREADED */