diff --git a/internal/core/core.go b/internal/core/core.go
index c8b25272..4255d8dd 100644
--- a/internal/core/core.go
+++ b/internal/core/core.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func New(args []string) (*Core, bool) {
 	parser.FatalIfErrorf(err)
 
 	if cli.Version {
-		fmt.Println(version)
+		fmt.Println(string(version))
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}