diff --git a/src/functions.rs b/src/functions.rs
index fb09451..852b933 100644
--- a/src/functions.rs
+++ b/src/functions.rs
@@ -252,30 +252,6 @@ pub fn init_log(data_local_path: &Path) -> Result<(), FxError> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-/// Check the latest version of felix.
-pub fn check_version() -> Result<(), FxError> {
-    let output = std::process::Command::new("cargo")
-        .args(["search", "felix", "--limit", "1"])
-        .output()?
-        .stdout;
-    if !output.is_empty() {
-        if let Ok(ver) = std::str::from_utf8(&output) {
-            let latest: String = ver.chars().skip(9).take_while(|x| *x != '\"').collect();
-            let current = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
-            if latest != current {
-                println!("felix v{}: Latest version is {}.", current, latest);
-            } else {
-                println!("felix v{}: Up to date.", current);
-            }
-        } else {
-            println!("Cannot read the version.");
-        }
-    } else {
-        println!("Cannot fetch the latest version: Check your internet connection.");
-    }
-    Ok(())
-}
-
 /// linux-specific: Convert u32 to permission-ish string.
 pub fn convert_to_permissions(permissions: u32) -> String {
     let permissions = format!("{permissions:o}");
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 58b122f..d87652a 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), errors::FxError> {
                 print!("{}", help::HELP);
             }
             "-v" | "--version" => {
-                functions::check_version()?;
+                println!("felix v{}", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
             }
             "-l" | "--log" => {
                 if let Err(e) = run::run(