diff --git a/scripts/release-version b/scripts/release-version
index 26fce272b..b1f68e4f7 100755
--- a/scripts/release-version
+++ b/scripts/release-version
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ VER=$(git describe --tags HEAD)
 
 cat <<EOF
 package main
-var releaseVersion = "$VER"
+const releaseVersion = "$VER"
 EOF
diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index b64a7814b..eae7569c7 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 package main
 
-var version = "v1"
+const version = "v1"