diff --git a/release_version.go b/release_version.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 23d8bce95..000000000
--- a/release_version.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-const releaseVersion = "v0.1.2-33-g1a2a9d6"