diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 732700272..37020a2d6 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ parts:
       - git
       - patchelf
     override-build: |
-      craftctl set version=$(grep version build.zig.zon |awk -F '"' '{print $2}')-$(git describe --abbrev=8)
+      craftctl set version=$(git describe --abbrev=8)
       $CRAFT_PART_SRC/../../zig/src/zig build -Dpatch-rpath=/snap/ghostty/current/usr/lib/$CRAFT_ARCH_TRIPLET_BUILD_FOR -Doptimize=ReleaseFast
       cp -rp zig-out/* $CRAFT_PART_INSTALL/
       sed -i 's|Icon=com.mitchellh.ghostty|Icon=/snap/ghostty/current/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/com.mitchellh.ghostty.png|g' $CRAFT_PART_INSTALL/share/applications/com.mitchellh.ghostty.desktop