diff --git a/sunrise-commit.in b/sunrise-commit.in
index b99637e..40b5efd 100755
--- a/sunrise-commit.in
+++ b/sunrise-commit.in
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ main() {
 				exit 0
 				;;
 			--version|-V)
-				echo 'sunrise-commit @VERSION@'
+				echo '@PACKAGE_STRING@'
 				exit 0
 				;;