diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index e6c4d83..932016a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ project(
 
 native = get_option('native')
 install = native and meson.is_cross_build() ? false : true
-version = files('VERSION')
+version = files('.version')
 
 subdir('tools')
 subdir('lib')