diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d0216b3..c001a39 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,26 +3,28 @@ IMAGE_NAME   := mtg
 APP_NAME     := $(IMAGE_NAME)
 
 CC_BINARIES  := $(shell bash -c "echo -n $(APP_NAME)-{linux,freebsd,openbsd}-{386,amd64} $(APP_NAME)-linux-{arm,arm64}")
-APP_DEPS     := version.go
 
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION := v1.10.2
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION := v1.11.2
 
-COMMON_BUILD_FLAGS := -ldflags="-s -w"
+VERSION_GO         := $(shell go version)
+VERSION_DATE       := $(shell date -Ru)
+VERSION_TAG        := $(shell git describe --tags --always)
+COMMON_BUILD_FLAGS := -ldflags="-s -w -X 'main.version=$(VERSION_TAG) ($(VERSION_GO)) [$(VERSION_DATE)]'"
 
 MOD_ON  := env GO111MODULE=on
 MOD_OFF := env GO111MODULE=auto
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-$(APP_NAME): $(APP_DEPS)
+$(APP_NAME):
 	@$(MOD_ON) go build $(COMMON_BUILD_FLAGS) -o "$(APP_NAME)"
 
-static-$(APP_NAME): $(APP_DEPS)
+static-$(APP_NAME):
 	@$(MOD_ON) env CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -a -installsuffix cgo $(COMMON_BUILD_FLAGS) -o "$(APP_NAME)"
 
 $(APP_NAME)-%: GOOS=$(shell echo -n "$@" | sed 's?$(APP_NAME)-??' | cut -f1 -d-)
 $(APP_NAME)-%: GOARCH=$(shell echo -n "$@" | sed 's?$(APP_NAME)-??' | cut -f2 -d-)
-$(APP_NAME)-%: $(APP_DEPS) ccbuilds
+$(APP_NAME)-%: ccbuilds
 	@$(MOD_ON) env "GOOS=$(GOOS)" "GOARCH=$(GOARCH)" \
 		go build \
 		$(COMMON_BUILD_FLAGS) \
@@ -31,9 +33,6 @@ $(APP_NAME)-%: $(APP_DEPS) ccbuilds
 ccbuilds:
 	@rm -rf ./ccbuilds && mkdir -p ./ccbuilds
 
-version.go:
-	@$(MOD_ON) go generate main.go
-
 vendor: go.mod go.sum
 	@$(MOD_ON) go mod vendor
 
@@ -53,15 +52,15 @@ crosscompile-dir:
 	@rm -rf "$(CC_DIR)" && mkdir -p "$(CC_DIR)"
 
 .PHONY: test
-test: vendor $(APP_DEPS)
+test: vendor
 	@$(MOD_ON) go test -v ./...
 
 .PHONY: lint
-lint: vendor $(APP_DEPS)
+lint: vendor
 	@$(MOD_OFF) golangci-lint run
 
 .PHONY: critic
-critic: vendor $(APP_DEPS)
+critic: vendor
 	@$(MOD_OFF) gocritic check-project "$(ROOT_DIR)"
 
 .PHONY: clean
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3370d1a..221d572 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ require (
 	go.uber.org/atomic v1.3.2 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.1.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.9.1
-	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20181029044818-c44066c5c816 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20181102091132-c10e9556a7bc // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20180314180146-1d60e4601c6f // indirect
 	gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2 v2.2.6
 	gopkg.in/alexcesaro/statsd.v2 v2.0.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 22ba675..bc62614 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ go.uber.org/multierr v1.1.0 h1:HoEmRHQPVSqub6w2z2d2EOVs2fjyFRGyofhKuyDq0QI=
 go.uber.org/multierr v1.1.0/go.mod h1:wR5kodmAFQ0UK8QlbwjlSNy0Z68gJhDJUG5sjR94q/0=
 go.uber.org/zap v1.9.1 h1:XCJQEf3W6eZaVwhRBof6ImoYGJSITeKWsyeh3HFu/5o=
 go.uber.org/zap v1.9.1/go.mod h1:vwi/ZaCAaUcBkycHslxD9B2zi4UTXhF60s6SWpuDF0Q=
-golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20181029044818-c44066c5c816 h1:mVFkLpejdFLXVUv9E42f3XJVfMdqd0IVLVIVLjZWn5o=
-golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20181029044818-c44066c5c816/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20181102091132-c10e9556a7bc h1:ZMCWScCvS2fUVFw8LOpxyUUW5qiviqr4Dg5NdjLeiLU=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20181102091132-c10e9556a7bc/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20180314180146-1d60e4601c6f h1:wMNYb4v58l5UBM7MYRLPG6ZhfOqbKu7X5eyFl8ZhKvA=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20180314180146-1d60e4601c6f/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2 v2.2.6 h1:jMFz6MfLP0/4fUyZle81rXUoxOBFi19VUFKVDOQfozc=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 37d5ff5..7f1c76f 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package main
 
-//go:generate scripts/generate_version.sh
-
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
@@ -22,6 +20,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/9seconds/mtg/stats"
 )
 
+var version = "dev" // this has to be set by build ld flags
+
 var (
 	app = kingpin.New("mtg", "Simple MTPROTO proxy.")
 
diff --git a/scripts/generate_version.sh b/scripts/generate_version.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 8a964ec..0000000
--- a/scripts/generate_version.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-set -eu
-
-PROJECT_DIR="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
-OUTPUT_FILE="${PROJECT_DIR}/version.go"
-
-cat > "$OUTPUT_FILE" <<EOF
-package main
-// autogenerated by $(basename "$0") on $(date -Ru)
-
-const version = "$(git describe --long --always) ($(go version)) [$(date -Ru)]"
-EOF