diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ed9e146..fc97da5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 
-VERSION=2.0
-LDFLAGS=-ldflags "-w -s -X main.Version=${VERSION}"
-
 test:
 	go test ./...
 
 build:
-	go build ${LDFLAGS}
+	go build
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 2d1e095..adeae49 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 )
 
-var (
-	Version string
+const (
+	Version = "2.0-DEV"
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ func main() {
 
 	if p.Version {
 		fmt.Print("Mapserver version: ")
-		if Version == "" {
-			Version = "SNAPSHOT"
-		}
 		fmt.Println(Version)
 		return
 	}