diff --git a/honk.go b/honk.go
index 3ae9634..5ccfcbb 100644
--- a/honk.go
+++ b/honk.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
-var honkVersion = "honk 0.8.1-dev"
+var softwareVersion = "develop"
 
 func init() {
 	notrand.Seed(time.Now().Unix())
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ func main() {
 	case "upgrade":
 		upgradedb()
 	case "version":
-		fmt.Println(honkVersion)
+		fmt.Println(softwareVersion)
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 	db := opendatabase()
diff --git a/web.go b/web.go
index 4545c6c..6824a7c 100644
--- a/web.go
+++ b/web.go
@@ -1901,7 +1901,7 @@ func servehtml(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	templinfo := getInfo(r)
 	templinfo["AboutMsg"] = aboutMsg
 	templinfo["LoginMsg"] = loginMsg
-	templinfo["HonkVersion"] = honkVersion
+	templinfo["HonkVersion"] = softwareVersion
 	if r.URL.Path == "/about" {
 		templinfo["Sensors"] = getSensors()
 	}