diff --git a/cmd/beemo/Dockerfile b/cmd/beemo/Dockerfile
index 2c7568f1e..653a0e3df 100644
--- a/cmd/beemo/Dockerfile
+++ b/cmd/beemo/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ WORKDIR /dockerbuild
 # timezone data for alpine builds
 ENV GOEXPERIMENT=loopvar
 RUN GIT_VERSION=$(git describe --tags --long --always) && \
-    go build -tags timetzdata -ldflags="-X github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/version.Version=$GIT_VERSION" -o /beemo ./cmd/beemo
+    go build -tags timetzdata -o /beemo ./cmd/beemo
 
 ### Run stage
 FROM alpine:3.18
diff --git a/cmd/beemo/main.go b/cmd/beemo/main.go
index ae04f78f4..3d659be4b 100644
--- a/cmd/beemo/main.go
+++ b/cmd/beemo/main.go
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ import (
 
 	comatproto "github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/api/atproto"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util"
-	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util/version"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/xrpc"
 
 	_ "github.com/joho/godotenv/autoload"
 	_ "go.uber.org/automaxprocs"
 
+	"github.com/carlmjohnson/versioninfo"
 	logging "github.com/ipfs/go-log"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func run(args []string) error {
 	app := cli.App{
 		Name:    "beemo",
 		Usage:   "bluesky moderation reporting bot",
-		Version: version.Version,
+		Version: versioninfo.Short(),
 	}
 
 	app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
diff --git a/cmd/bigsky/Dockerfile b/cmd/bigsky/Dockerfile
index c54855504..970360be4 100644
--- a/cmd/bigsky/Dockerfile
+++ b/cmd/bigsky/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ WORKDIR /dockerbuild
 # timezone data for alpine builds
 ENV GOEXPERIMENT=loopvar
 RUN GIT_VERSION=$(git describe --tags --long --always) && \
-    go build -tags timetzdata -ldflags="-X github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/version.Version=$GIT_VERSION"  -o /bigsky ./cmd/bigsky
+    go build -tags timetzdata -o /bigsky ./cmd/bigsky
 
 ### Build Frontend stage
 FROM node:18-alpine as web-builder
diff --git a/cmd/bigsky/main.go b/cmd/bigsky/main.go
index 6415e0891..e547e6b98 100644
--- a/cmd/bigsky/main.go
+++ b/cmd/bigsky/main.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/repomgr"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util/cliutil"
-	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util/version"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/xrpc"
 	_ "go.uber.org/automaxprocs"
 
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 
 	_ "github.com/joho/godotenv/autoload"
 
+	"github.com/carlmjohnson/versioninfo"
 	logging "github.com/ipfs/go-log"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func run(args []string) {
 	app := cli.App{
 		Name:    "bigsky",
 		Usage:   "atproto BGS/firehose daemon",
-		Version: version.Version,
+		Version: versioninfo.Short(),
 	}
 
 	app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
diff --git a/cmd/fakermaker/main.go b/cmd/fakermaker/main.go
index cc33a0731..ecdd505b0 100644
--- a/cmd/fakermaker/main.go
+++ b/cmd/fakermaker/main.go
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ import (
 	comatproto "github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/api/atproto"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/fakedata"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util/cliutil"
-	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util/version"
 
 	_ "github.com/joho/godotenv/autoload"
 	_ "go.uber.org/automaxprocs"
 
+	"github.com/carlmjohnson/versioninfo"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 )
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func run(args []string) {
 	app := cli.App{
 		Name:    "fakermaker",
 		Usage:   "bluesky fake account/content generator",
-		Version: version.Version,
+		Version: versioninfo.Short(),
 	}
 
 	app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
diff --git a/cmd/gosky/main.go b/cmd/gosky/main.go
index 168413bf2..b7ca90a7b 100644
--- a/cmd/gosky/main.go
+++ b/cmd/gosky/main.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/repo"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util/cliutil"
-	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util/version"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/xrpc"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
@@ -37,6 +36,7 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/joho/godotenv/autoload"
 	_ "go.uber.org/automaxprocs"
 
+	"github.com/carlmjohnson/versioninfo"
 	logging "github.com/ipfs/go-log"
 	"github.com/polydawn/refmt/cbor"
 	rejson "github.com/polydawn/refmt/json"
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func run(args []string) {
 	app := cli.App{
 		Name:    "gosky",
 		Usage:   "client CLI for atproto and bluesky",
-		Version: version.Version,
+		Version: versioninfo.Short(),
 	}
 
 	app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
diff --git a/cmd/labelmaker/Dockerfile b/cmd/labelmaker/Dockerfile
index b4fb7b9ee..8749b2a36 100644
--- a/cmd/labelmaker/Dockerfile
+++ b/cmd/labelmaker/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ WORKDIR /dockerbuild
 # timezone data for alpine builds
 ENV GOEXPERIMENT=loopvar
 RUN GIT_VERSION=$(git describe --tags --long --always) && \
-    go build -tags timetzdata -ldflags="-X github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/version.Version=$GIT_VERSION" -o /labelmaker ./cmd/labelmaker
+    go build -tags timetzdata -o /labelmaker ./cmd/labelmaker
 
 ### Run stage
 FROM alpine:3.18
diff --git a/cmd/labelmaker/main.go b/cmd/labelmaker/main.go
index fa82f61f1..f9e36c5bf 100644
--- a/cmd/labelmaker/main.go
+++ b/cmd/labelmaker/main.go
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/carstore"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/labeler"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util/cliutil"
-	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util/version"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 
 	_ "github.com/joho/godotenv/autoload"
 	_ "go.uber.org/automaxprocs"
 
+	"github.com/carlmjohnson/versioninfo"
 	logging "github.com/ipfs/go-log"
 	"github.com/whyrusleeping/go-did"
 	"gorm.io/plugin/opentelemetry/tracing"
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func run(args []string) error {
 	app := cli.App{
 		Name:    "labelmaker",
 		Usage:   "atproto content labeling daemon",
-		Version: version.Version,
+		Version: versioninfo.Short(),
 	}
 
 	app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
diff --git a/cmd/laputa/main.go b/cmd/laputa/main.go
index 6555ccd6e..2cedb393a 100644
--- a/cmd/laputa/main.go
+++ b/cmd/laputa/main.go
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/pds"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/plc"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util/cliutil"
-	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util/version"
 
 	_ "github.com/joho/godotenv/autoload"
 	_ "go.uber.org/automaxprocs"
 
+	"github.com/carlmjohnson/versioninfo"
 	logging "github.com/ipfs/go-log"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func run(args []string) {
 	app := cli.App{
 		Name:    "laputa",
 		Usage:   "bluesky PDS in golang",
-		Version: version.Version,
+		Version: versioninfo.Short(),
 	}
 
 	app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
diff --git a/cmd/netsync/main.go b/cmd/netsync/main.go
index d316f5b16..609df6921 100644
--- a/cmd/netsync/main.go
+++ b/cmd/netsync/main.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 	"golang.org/x/time/rate"
 
-	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util/version"
+	"github.com/carlmjohnson/versioninfo"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func main() {
 	app := cli.App{
 		Name:    "netsync",
 		Usage:   "atproto network cloning tool",
-		Version: version.Version,
+		Version: versioninfo.Short(),
 	}
 
 	app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
diff --git a/cmd/palomar/Dockerfile b/cmd/palomar/Dockerfile
index a3803355e..701f085fb 100644
--- a/cmd/palomar/Dockerfile
+++ b/cmd/palomar/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ WORKDIR /dockerbuild
 # timezone data for alpine builds
 ENV GOEXPERIMENT=loopvar
 RUN GIT_VERSION=$(git describe --tags --long --always) && \
-    go build -tags timetzdata -ldflags="-X github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/version.Version=$GIT_VERSION"  -o /palomar ./cmd/palomar
+    go build -tags timetzdata -o /palomar ./cmd/palomar
 
 ### Run stage
 FROM alpine:3.18
diff --git a/cmd/palomar/main.go b/cmd/palomar/main.go
index 3d88edc00..c581a0804 100644
--- a/cmd/palomar/main.go
+++ b/cmd/palomar/main.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/search"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util/cliutil"
 
-	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util/version"
+	"github.com/carlmjohnson/versioninfo"
 	es "github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-go/v2"
 	cli "github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func run(args []string) error {
 	app := cli.App{
 		Name:    "palomar",
 		Usage:   "search indexing and query service (using ES or OS)",
-		Version: version.Version,
+		Version: versioninfo.Short(),
 	}
 
 	app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
diff --git a/cmd/querycheck/main.go b/cmd/querycheck/main.go
index 50ebea227..3ae8a9a99 100644
--- a/cmd/querycheck/main.go
+++ b/cmd/querycheck/main.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
+	"github.com/carlmjohnson/versioninfo"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
 
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ func main() {
 	app := cli.App{
 		Name:    "querycheck",
 		Usage:   "a postgresql query plan checker",
-		Version: "0.0.1",
+		Version: versioninfo.Short(),
 	}
 
 	app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
diff --git a/cmd/sonar/main.go b/cmd/sonar/main.go
index a92bb0c4c..eaf16fac8 100644
--- a/cmd/sonar/main.go
+++ b/cmd/sonar/main.go
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/events"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/events/schedulers/autoscaling"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/sonar"
-	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util/version"
 	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
 	_ "go.uber.org/automaxprocs"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
+	"github.com/carlmjohnson/versioninfo"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func main() {
 	app := cli.App{
 		Name:    "sonar",
 		Usage:   "atproto firehose monitoring tool",
-		Version: version.Version,
+		Version: versioninfo.Short(),
 	}
 
 	app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
diff --git a/cmd/stress/main.go b/cmd/stress/main.go
index 61b1a8fd9..eebfdb478 100644
--- a/cmd/stress/main.go
+++ b/cmd/stress/main.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/repo"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/testing"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util/cliutil"
-	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util/version"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/xrpc"
 
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 	_ "github.com/joho/godotenv/autoload"
 
+	"github.com/carlmjohnson/versioninfo"
 	logging "github.com/ipfs/go-log"
 	"github.com/ipld/go-car"
 	cli "github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func run(args []string) {
 	app := cli.App{
 		Name:    "stress",
 		Usage:   "load generation tool for PDS instances",
-		Version: version.Version,
+		Version: versioninfo.Short(),
 	}
 
 	app.Commands = []*cli.Command{
diff --git a/cmd/supercollider/main.go b/cmd/supercollider/main.go
index 9b1d25055..3f8253d1d 100644
--- a/cmd/supercollider/main.go
+++ b/cmd/supercollider/main.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/indexer"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/models"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/plc"
-	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util/version"
 	petname "github.com/dustinkirkland/golang-petname"
 	"github.com/icrowley/fake"
 	"github.com/labstack/echo-contrib/pprof"
@@ -48,8 +47,8 @@ import (
 	"gorm.io/driver/sqlite"
 	"gorm.io/gorm"
 
+	"github.com/carlmjohnson/versioninfo"
 	cbg "github.com/whyrusleeping/cbor-gen"
-
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@ func main() {
 	app := cli.App{
 		Name:    "supercollider",
 		Usage:   "atproto event noise-maker for BGS load testing",
-		Version: version.Version,
+		Version: versioninfo.Short(),
 	}
 
 	app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
diff --git a/fakedata/accounts.go b/fakedata/accounts.go
index c8b9892e2..71c35165c 100644
--- a/fakedata/accounts.go
+++ b/fakedata/accounts.go
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ import (
 
 	comatproto "github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/api/atproto"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util"
-	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util/version"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/xrpc"
+
+	"github.com/carlmjohnson/versioninfo"
 )
 
 type AccountCatalog struct {
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ func ReadAccountCatalog(path string) (*AccountCatalog, error) {
 
 func AccountXrpcClient(pdsHost string, ac *AccountContext) (*xrpc.Client, error) {
 	httpClient := util.RobustHTTPClient()
-	ua := "IndigoFakerMaker/" + version.Version
+	ua := "IndigoFakerMaker/" + versioninfo.Short()
 	xrpcc := &xrpc.Client{
 		Client:    httpClient,
 		Host:      pdsHost,
diff --git a/labeler/hiveai.go b/labeler/hiveai.go
index 0e8da740a..ed180b71c 100644
--- a/labeler/hiveai.go
+++ b/labeler/hiveai.go
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ import (
 
 	lexutil "github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/lex/util"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util"
-	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util/version"
+
+	"github.com/carlmjohnson/versioninfo"
 )
 
 type HiveAILabeler struct {
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ func (hal *HiveAILabeler) LabelBlob(ctx context.Context, blob lexutil.LexBlob, b
 	req.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Token %s", hal.ApiToken))
 	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", writer.FormDataContentType())
 	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")
-	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "labelmaker/"+version.Version)
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "labelmaker/"+versioninfo.Short())
 
 	res, err := hal.Client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/labeler/micro_nsfw_img.go b/labeler/micro_nsfw_img.go
index f64a38545..beea8ab57 100644
--- a/labeler/micro_nsfw_img.go
+++ b/labeler/micro_nsfw_img.go
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ import (
 
 	lexutil "github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/lex/util"
 	util "github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util"
-	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util/version"
+
+	"github.com/carlmjohnson/versioninfo"
 )
 
 type MicroNSFWImgLabeler struct {
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ func (mnil *MicroNSFWImgLabeler) LabelBlob(ctx context.Context, blob lexutil.Lex
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", writer.FormDataContentType())
-	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "labelmaker/"+version.Version)
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "labelmaker/"+versioninfo.Short())
 
 	res, err := mnil.Client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/labeler/sqrl.go b/labeler/sqrl.go
index ea50b9534..464e60856 100644
--- a/labeler/sqrl.go
+++ b/labeler/sqrl.go
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import (
 
 	appbsky "github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/api/bsky"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util"
-	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util/version"
+
+	"github.com/carlmjohnson/versioninfo"
 )
 
 type SQRLLabeler struct {
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ func (sl *SQRLLabeler) submitEvent(sqlrReq SQRLRequest) (*SQRLResponse, error) {
 
 	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")
-	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "labelmaker/"+version.Version)
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "labelmaker/"+versioninfo.Short())
 
 	res, err := sl.Client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/labeler/xrpc_endpoints.go b/labeler/xrpc_endpoints.go
index 6c05f87c1..76340025d 100644
--- a/labeler/xrpc_endpoints.go
+++ b/labeler/xrpc_endpoints.go
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import (
 
 	atproto "github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/api/atproto"
 	label "github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/api/label"
-	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util/version"
 
+	"github.com/carlmjohnson/versioninfo"
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
 )
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ type HealthStatus struct {
 func (s *Server) HandleHealthCheck(c echo.Context) error {
 	if err := s.db.Exec("SELECT 1").Error; err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("healthcheck can't connect to database: %v", err)
-		return c.JSON(500, HealthStatus{Status: "error", Version: version.Version, Message: "can't connect to database"})
+		return c.JSON(500, HealthStatus{Status: "error", Version: versioninfo.Short(), Message: "can't connect to database"})
 	} else {
-		return c.JSON(200, HealthStatus{Status: "ok", Version: version.Version})
+		return c.JSON(200, HealthStatus{Status: "ok", Version: versioninfo.Short()})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/search/firehose.go b/search/firehose.go
index 63eb7beed..dca859bde 100644
--- a/search/firehose.go
+++ b/search/firehose.go
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ import (
 	lexutil "github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/lex/util"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/repo"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/repomgr"
-	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util/version"
 
+	"github.com/carlmjohnson/versioninfo"
 	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
 	typegen "github.com/whyrusleeping/cbor-gen"
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (s *Server) RunIndexer(ctx context.Context) error {
 		u.RawQuery = fmt.Sprintf("cursor=%d", cur)
 	}
 	con, _, err := d.Dial(u.String(), http.Header{
-		"User-Agent": []string{fmt.Sprintf("palomar/%s", version.Version)},
+		"User-Agent": []string{fmt.Sprintf("palomar/%s", versioninfo.Short())},
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("events dial failed: %w", err)
diff --git a/search/server.go b/search/server.go
index 4dba01d84..41eaf179f 100644
--- a/search/server.go
+++ b/search/server.go
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/atproto/identity"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/backfill"
-	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util/version"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/xrpc"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/github.com/labstack/echo/otelecho"
 
+	"github.com/carlmjohnson/versioninfo"
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4/middleware"
 	es "github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-go/v2"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
 	slogecho "github.com/samber/slog-echo"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/github.com/labstack/echo/otelecho"
 	gorm "gorm.io/gorm"
 )
 
@@ -172,9 +172,9 @@ type HealthStatus struct {
 func (s *Server) handleHealthCheck(c echo.Context) error {
 	if err := s.db.Exec("SELECT 1").Error; err != nil {
 		s.logger.Error("healthcheck can't connect to database", "err", err)
-		return c.JSON(500, HealthStatus{Status: "error", Version: version.Version, Message: "can't connect to database"})
+		return c.JSON(500, HealthStatus{Status: "error", Version: versioninfo.Short(), Message: "can't connect to database"})
 	}
-	return c.JSON(200, HealthStatus{Status: "ok", Version: version.Version})
+	return c.JSON(200, HealthStatus{Status: "ok", Version: versioninfo.Short()})
 }
 
 func (s *Server) RunAPI(listen string) error {
diff --git a/util/version/version.go b/util/version/version.go
deleted file mode 100644
index b998fd7bf..000000000
--- a/util/version/version.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-package version
-
-import (
-	"runtime/debug"
-)
-
-// Version holds the version number.
-var Version string
-
-func init() {
-	if Version == "" {
-		Version = "dev-" + revision()
-	}
-}
-
-func revision() string {
-	info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo()
-	if ok {
-		for _, setting := range info.Settings {
-			switch setting.Key {
-			case "vcs.revision":
-				return setting.Value[:7]
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return ""
-}
diff --git a/xrpc/xrpc.go b/xrpc/xrpc.go
index 50e95aacf..5e45433a4 100644
--- a/xrpc/xrpc.go
+++ b/xrpc/xrpc.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util"
-	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/util/version"
+	"github.com/carlmjohnson/versioninfo"
 )
 
 type Client struct {
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func (c *Client) Do(ctx context.Context, kind XRPCRequestType, inpenc string, me
 	if c.UserAgent != nil {
 		req.Header.Set("User-Agent", *c.UserAgent)
 	} else {
-		req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "indigo/"+version.Version)
+		req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "indigo/"+versioninfo.Short())
 	}
 
 	if c.Headers != nil {