diff --git a/cmd/core-agent/update.go b/cmd/core-agent/update.go
index 33a9655..56388ee 100644
--- a/cmd/core-agent/update.go
+++ b/cmd/core-agent/update.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ func updateChannel() string {
 	switch {
 	case agentpkg.Version == "" || agentpkg.Version == "dev":
 		return "dev"
-	case len(agentpkg.Version) > 0 && (agentpkg.Version[len(agentpkg.Version)-1] >= 'a'):
+	case agentpkg.Version != "" && (agentpkg.Version[len(agentpkg.Version)-1] >= 'a'):
 		return "prerelease"
 	default:
 		return "stable"
diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index f81b8c3..c8f44a1 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ package agent
 // Version is injected at build time via ldflags.
 //
 //	go build -ldflags "-X 'dappco.re/go/agent.Version=0.15.0'" ./cmd/core-agent/
+//	core.Println(Version) // "0.15.0"
 var Version string