diff --git a/src/uu/printf/src/printf.rs b/src/uu/printf/src/printf.rs
index 246a1dcea..e7ce41d2a 100644
--- a/src/uu/printf/src/printf.rs
+++ b/src/uu/printf/src/printf.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ mod memo;
 mod tokenize;
 
 static NAME: &str = "printf";
-static VERSION: &str = "0.0.1";
+static VERSION: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
 static SHORT_USAGE: &str = "printf: usage: printf [-v var] format [arguments]";
 static LONGHELP_LEAD: &str = "printf