diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index cb732c8..0663b09 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ prepare(){
 build(){
   cd "${pkgname}-${pkgver}"
   export GOPATH="${srcdir}"
-  go build ./cmd/restic
+  go build -ldflags "-X 'main.version=${pkgver}'" ./cmd/restic
 }
 
 package() {