1diff --git c/auto_cpufreq/core.py i/auto_cpufreq/core.py
2index b51d55d..b0bff1e 100755
3--- c/auto_cpufreq/core.py
4+++ i/auto_cpufreq/core.py
5@@ -96,13 +96,8 @@ except PermissionError:
6
7 # display running version of auto-cpufreq
8 def app_version():
9- print("auto-cpufreq version: ", end="")
10-
11- if IS_INSTALLED_WITH_SNAP: print(getoutput(r"echo \(Snap\) $SNAP_VERSION"))
12- elif IS_INSTALLED_WITH_AUR: print(getoutput("pacman -Qi auto-cpufreq | grep Version"))
13- else:
14- try: print(get_formatted_version())
15- except Exception as e: print(repr(e))
16+ print("auto-cpufreq version: @version@")
17+ print("Git commit: v@version@")
18
19 def check_for_update():
20 # returns True if a new release is available from the GitHub repo