diff --git a/unikmer/cmd/version.go b/unikmer/cmd/version.go
index 0051e8c..d29cc94 100644
--- a/unikmer/cmd/version.go
+++ b/unikmer/cmd/version.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // VERSION is the version
-var VERSION = "v0.4.0"
+var VERSION = "0.4.0"
 
 // versionCmd represents the version command
 var versionCmd = &cobra.Command{