diff --git a/sections/rust.zsh b/sections/rust.zsh
index 53c54427f..f7fa3ffe1 100644
--- a/sections/rust.zsh
+++ b/sections/rust.zsh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ spaceship_rust() {
 
   spaceship::exists rustc || return
 
-  local rust_version=$(rustc --version | grep --color=never -oE '[[:digit:]]+\.[[:digit:]]+\.[[:digit:]]')
+  local rust_version=$(rustc --version | cut -d' ' -f2)
 
   spaceship::section \
     "$SPACESHIP_RUST_COLOR" \