diff --git a/shard.yml b/shard.yml
index 4d64fd4..73e048c 100644
--- a/shard.yml
+++ b/shard.yml
@@ -8,3 +8,8 @@ authors:
 crystal: 1.2.1
 
 license: MIT
+
+dependencies:
+  version:
+    github: unn4m3d/version
+    version: 0.1.1
diff --git a/src/compiled_license.cr b/src/compiled_license.cr
index bc26aea..10e8103 100644
--- a/src/compiled_license.cr
+++ b/src/compiled_license.cr
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+require "version"
+
 module CompiledLicense
-  VERSION = {{ `shards version`.stringify.chomp }}
+  VERSION = Version.fetch
 
   LICENSES = {{ run("./compiled_license/licenses.cr").stringify }}
 end