diff --git a/cat.c b/cat.c
index 5accecd..784b32c 100644
--- a/cat.c
+++ b/cat.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ return 0;
 }
 if(strcmp(argv[1],"-v")==0)
      {
-        printf("patricus utils, version %s",version);
+        printf("patricus utils, version %s",VERSION);
         return 0;
 }
 for(int meowing=1;meowing<argc;meowing++){
diff --git a/cmpsize.c b/cmpsize.c
index 479c45e..ded6180 100644
--- a/cmpsize.c
+++ b/cmpsize.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         return 1;
     }        
     else if(strcmp("-v", argv[1]) == 0) {
-        printf("patricus utils, version %s", version);
+        printf("patricus utils, version %s", VERSION);
         return 0;
     }       
     else if(argc == 2) {
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index d6a4b4a..ca8012e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ else
 endif
 
 conf = configuration_data()
-conf.set('version', '"@0@"'.format(full_version))
+conf.set('VERSION', '"@0@"'.format(full_version))
 
 configure_file(
   output: 'version.h',
diff --git a/nuke.cpp b/nuke.cpp
index 36ffa44..147bcd2 100644
--- a/nuke.cpp
+++ b/nuke.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
+#include<version.h>
+#include<string>
 #include<filesystem>
 #include<iostream>
 using namespace std;
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
 for(int i=1;i<argc;i++){
+if (string(argv[i]) == "-v")
+{
+cout<<"patricus utils, version "+string(VERSION);
+}
     if(!filesystem::exists(argv[i]))
 {
 cerr<<"error, no such file or directory";