diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 9bf523d58..e51e1a674 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ builds:
         goarch: "386"
     ldflags:
       - -linkmode=internal -s -w
-      - -X main.version={{ .Version }}
+      - -X github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v4/pkg/version.version={{ .Version }}
 before:
   hooks:
     - go fmt ./...
diff --git a/build/build.go b/build/build.go
index 6a5af6a10..4dcc99cd3 100644
--- a/build/build.go
+++ b/build/build.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ var goos = flag.String("os", "", "OS to build (linux, windows, or darwin) Defaul
 
 func main() {
 	flag.Parse()
-	flags := fmt.Sprintf(`-s -w -X "main.version=%s"`, getVersion())
+	flags := fmt.Sprintf(`-s -w -X "github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v4/pkg/version.version=%s"`, getVersion())
 	pkg := "github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v4"
 
 	build := func(out, goos string) {
diff --git a/commands/commands.go b/commands/commands.go
index ad1b75185..fbf1265ac 100644
--- a/commands/commands.go
+++ b/commands/commands.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v4/pkg/diff2"
 	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v4/pkg/js"
 	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v4/pkg/printer"
+	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v4/pkg/version"
 	"github.com/fatih/color"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
@@ -34,16 +35,15 @@ var _ = cmd(catDebug, &cli.Command{
 	Name:  "version",
 	Usage: "Print version information",
 	Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
-		_, err := fmt.Println(version)
+		_, err := fmt.Println(version.Version())
 		return err
 	},
 })
 
 // Run will execute the CLI
 func Run(v string) int {
-	version = v
 	app := cli.NewApp()
-	app.Version = version
+	app.Version = v
 	app.Name = "dnscontrol"
 	app.HideVersion = true
 	app.Usage = "DNSControl is a compiler and DSL for managing dns zones"
diff --git a/commands/writeTypes.go b/commands/writeTypes.go
index 2e067d83f..b9b109622 100644
--- a/commands/writeTypes.go
+++ b/commands/writeTypes.go
@@ -4,14 +4,10 @@ import (
 	_ "embed" // Required by go:embed
 	"os"
 
+	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v4/pkg/version"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
 
-// GoReleaser: version
-var (
-	version = "dev"
-)
-
 var _ = cmd(catUtils, func() *cli.Command {
 	var args TypesArgs
 	return &cli.Command{
@@ -58,7 +54,7 @@ func WriteTypes(args TypesArgs) error {
 	if _, err := file.WriteString("// To update it, run `dnscontrol write-types`.\n\n"); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if _, err := file.WriteString("// " + version + "\n"); err != nil {
+	if _, err := file.WriteString("// " + version.Version() + "\n"); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	if _, err := file.WriteString(dtsContent); err != nil {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 02ee05b8d..818506c76 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -6,20 +6,13 @@ import (
 	"runtime/debug"
 
 	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v4/commands"
+	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v4/pkg/version"
 	_ "github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v4/providers/_all"
 	"github.com/fatih/color"
 )
 
 //go:generate go run build/generate/generate.go build/generate/featureMatrix.go build/generate/functionTypes.go build/generate/dtsFile.go build/generate/ownersFile.go
 
-// Version management. Goals:
-// 1. Someone who just does "go get" has at least some information.
-// 2. If built with build/build.go, more specific build information gets put in.
-// GoReleaser: version
-var (
-	version = "dev"
-)
-
 func main() {
 	if os.Getenv("CI") == "true" {
 		color.NoColor = false
@@ -27,5 +20,5 @@ func main() {
 	if info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo(); !ok && info == nil {
 		fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, "Warning: dnscontrol was built without Go modules. See https://docs.dnscontrol.org/getting-started/getting-started#source for more information on how to build dnscontrol correctly.\n\n")
 	}
-	os.Exit(commands.Run("DNSControl version " + version))
+	os.Exit(commands.Run("DNSControl version " + version.Version()))
 }
diff --git a/pkg/version/version.go b/pkg/version/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..420c5a95c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/version/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package version
+
+import "runtime/debug"
+
+// Set by GoReleaser
+var version string
+
+func Version() string {
+	if version != "" {
+		return version
+	}
+	bi, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo()
+	if !ok {
+		return "dev"
+	}
+	return bi.Main.Version
+}
diff --git a/providers/cnr/cnrProvider.go b/providers/cnr/cnrProvider.go
index c0eb1cf85..775973539 100644
--- a/providers/cnr/cnrProvider.go
+++ b/providers/cnr/cnrProvider.go
@@ -6,15 +6,11 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 
+	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v4/pkg/version"
 	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v4/providers"
 	cnrcl "github.com/centralnicgroup-opensource/rtldev-middleware-go-sdk/v5/apiclient"
 )
 
-// GoReleaser: version
-var (
-	version = "dev"
-)
-
 // Client describes a connection to the CNR API.
 type Client struct {
 	conf        map[string]string
@@ -61,7 +57,7 @@ func newProvider(conf map[string]string) (*Client, error) {
 		conf:   conf,
 		client: cnrcl.NewAPIClient(),
 	}
-	api.client.SetUserAgent("DNSControl", version)
+	api.client.SetUserAgent("DNSControl", version.Version())
 	api.APILogin, api.APIPassword, api.APIEntity = conf["apilogin"], conf["apipassword"], conf["apientity"]
 	if conf["debugmode"] == "2" {
 		api.client.EnableDebugMode()
diff --git a/providers/hexonet/hexonetProvider.go b/providers/hexonet/hexonetProvider.go
index f40b40005..de8c0b5ed 100644
--- a/providers/hexonet/hexonetProvider.go
+++ b/providers/hexonet/hexonetProvider.go
@@ -5,15 +5,11 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 
+	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v4/pkg/version"
 	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v4/providers"
 	hxcl "github.com/centralnicgroup-opensource/rtldev-middleware-go-sdk/v4/apiclient"
 )
 
-// GoReleaser: version
-var (
-	version = "dev"
-)
-
 // HXClient describes a connection to the hexonet API.
 type HXClient struct {
 	APILogin    string
@@ -42,7 +38,7 @@ func newProvider(conf map[string]string) (*HXClient, error) {
 	api := &HXClient{
 		client: hxcl.NewAPIClient(),
 	}
-	api.client.SetUserAgent("DNSControl", version)
+	api.client.SetUserAgent("DNSControl", version.Version())
 	api.APILogin, api.APIPassword, api.APIEntity = conf["apilogin"], conf["apipassword"], conf["apientity"]
 	if conf["debugmode"] == "1" {
 		api.client.EnableDebugMode()