diff --git a/internal/cmd/updater/.gitignore b/internal/cmd/updater/.gitignore
index eddd0225..6f586324 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/updater/.gitignore
+++ b/internal/cmd/updater/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # Go
 updater
-version.go
 *.exe
 *.exe~
 *.dll
diff --git a/internal/cmd/updater/updater.go b/internal/cmd/updater/updater.go
index f364fa8b..69929c4a 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/updater/updater.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/updater/updater.go
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/mod/semver"
 )
 
-// PkgVersion is set via ldflags
-var PkgVersion = "dev"
-
 // Version holds the current version of the application.
 // It is set at build time via ldflags or fallback to the version in package.json.
 var Version = PkgVersion
diff --git a/internal/cmd/updater/version.go b/internal/cmd/updater/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3376963c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/cmd/updater/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package updater
+
+// Generated by go:generate. DO NOT EDIT.
+
+const PkgVersion = "1.2.3"