diff --git a/godist.sh b/godist.sh
index 755d723..8fc9926 100644
--- a/godist.sh
+++ b/godist.sh
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ single_build() {
 	
 	# Build.
 	# GOARCH/GOOS supplied in function env
-	go build -a "-X main.APP_VERSION=${version}" -ldflags '-s -w' -o "$(pathfix "${tmpdir}/${local_bin_name}")"
+	go build -a -ldflags "-s -w -X main.APP_VERSION=${version}" -o "$(pathfix "${tmpdir}/${local_bin_name}")"
 	
 	# Sanitise.
 	sanitise "${tmpdir}/${local_bin_name}"
diff --git a/typedefs.go b/typedefs.go
index 4a580e3..4bc1b45 100644
--- a/typedefs.go
+++ b/typedefs.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
 const (
-	APP_VERSION          = "1.x.x-dev"
+	APP_VERSION          = "1.x.x-dev" // override with build ldflags
 	APP_NAME             = "nmdc-ircfrontend"
 	BLESSED_CHANNEL      = "#chat" // must be lowercase
 	BLESSED_CHANNEL_MODE = "n"     // means that you have to be in the channel to chat, but that's it