diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 898da0ea..2ee02c62 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PACKER_VERSION := 1.10.0
 PWN_HOSTNAME := pwnagotchi
-PWN_VERSION := ${PWN_VERSION}
+PWN_VERSION := $(shell cut -d"'" -f2 < pwnagotchi/_version.py)
 
 MACHINE_TYPE := $(shell uname -m)
 ifneq (,$(filter x86_64,$(MACHINE_TYPE)))