diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 0ab9a58..b86b9db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      
+
       - name: Setup Rust toolchain
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
         with:
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ jobs:
       
       - name: Build release binary
         run: cargo build --release --target ${{ matrix.target }}
+        env:
+          CLI_VERSION: ${{ needs.version.outputs.new_tag }}
       
       - name: Prepare artifact
         shell: bash
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ffff48a..cd2d70a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ checksum = "7edddbd0b52d732b21ad9a5fab5c704c14cd949e5e9a1ec5929a24fded1b904c"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "popcorn-cli"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.0.0-dev"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64 0.22.1",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 779842d..bbbd750 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "popcorn-cli"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.0.0-dev"
 edition = "2021"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3497d5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+fn main() {
+    // CI sets CLI_VERSION env var from git tag, otherwise show "dev"
+    let version = std::env::var("CLI_VERSION")
+        .map(|v| v.trim_start_matches('v').to_string())
+        .unwrap_or_else(|_| "dev".to_string());
+    println!("cargo:rustc-env=CLI_VERSION={}", version);
+}
diff --git a/src/cmd/mod.rs b/src/cmd/mod.rs
index 66a8909..b2322b8 100644
--- a/src/cmd/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/mod.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ fn load_config() -> Result<Config> {
 }
 
 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
-#[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
+#[command(author, version = env!("CLI_VERSION"), about, long_about = None)]
 pub struct Cli {
     #[command(subcommand)]
     command: Option<Commands>,