diff --git a/nats/main.go b/nats/main.go
index ad61306b..161eabfe 100644
--- a/nats/main.go
+++ b/nats/main.go
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ See 'nats cheat' for a quick cheatsheet of commands`
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	cli.SetVersion(version)
+	cli.SetVersion(getVersion())
 
 	ncli.Flag("server", "NATS server urls").Short('s').Envar("NATS_URL").PlaceHolder("URL").StringVar(&opts.Servers)
 	ncli.Flag("user", "Username or Token").Envar("NATS_USER").PlaceHolder("USER").StringVar(&opts.Username)
 	ncli.Flag("password", "Password").Envar("NATS_PASSWORD").PlaceHolder("PASSWORD").StringVar(&opts.Password)
-	ncli.Flag("connection-name", "Nickname to use for the underlying NATS Connection").Default("NATS CLI Version " + version).PlaceHolder("NAME").StringVar(&opts.ConnectionName)
+	ncli.Flag("connection-name", "Nickname to use for the underlying NATS Connection").Default("NATS CLI Version " + getVersion()).PlaceHolder("NAME").StringVar(&opts.ConnectionName)
 	ncli.Flag("creds", "User credentials").Envar("NATS_CREDS").PlaceHolder("FILE").StringVar(&opts.Creds)
 	ncli.Flag("nkey", "User NKEY").Envar("NATS_NKEY").PlaceHolder("FILE").StringVar(&opts.Nkey)
 	ncli.Flag("tlscert", "TLS public certificate").Envar("NATS_CERT").PlaceHolder("FILE").ExistingFileVar(&opts.TlsCert)