diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index b9b650d226..0fb53ae5ba 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -5,9 +5,14 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 )
 
-// The git commit that was compiled. This will be filled in by the compiler.
-var GitCommit string
-var GitDescribe string
+var (
+	// The git commit that was compiled. This will be filled in by the compiler.
+	GitCommit   string
+	GitDescribe string
+
+	Version           string = "unknown"
+	VersionPrerelease        = "unknown"
+)
 
 // VersionInfo
 type VersionInfo struct {
diff --git a/version/version_base.go b/version/version_base.go
index 5003b8e577..2d7fa1087b 100644
--- a/version/version_base.go
+++ b/version/version_base.go
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
-// +build vault
+// +build notvault
 
 package version
 
-// The main version number that is being run at the moment.
-const Version = "0.6.1"
+func init() {
+	// The main version number that is being run at the moment.
+	Version = "0.6.1"
 
-// A pre-release marker for the version. If this is "" (empty string)
-// then it means that it is a final release. Otherwise, this is a pre-release
-// such as "dev" (in development), "beta", "rc1", etc.
-const VersionPrerelease = "rc2"
+	// A pre-release marker for the version. If this is "" (empty string)
+	// then it means that it is a final release. Otherwise, this is a pre-release
+	// such as "dev" (in development), "beta", "rc1", etc.
+	VersionPrerelease = "rc2"
+}