diff --git a/src/command/mod.rs b/src/command/mod.rs
index 7e700a6..a88ec00 100644
--- a/src/command/mod.rs
+++ b/src/command/mod.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ struct Args {
 
 #[derive(Subcommand)]
 enum Commands {
-    /// Print fishctl version and the corresponding Firefish version
+    /// Print fishctl version
     Version,
     /// Modify or validate the config files
     #[command(subcommand)]
diff --git a/src/command/version.rs b/src/command/version.rs
index 0c9ac19..7fb14d5 100644
--- a/src/command/version.rs
+++ b/src/command/version.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 //! `version` subcommand
 
-use color_print::cprintln;
-
 pub(super) fn run() {
-    cprintln!("fishctl version: <bold>v{}</>", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
-    cprintln!(
-        "The latest Firefish version as of this fishctl release: <bold>v{}</>",
-        crate::FIREFISH_VERSION
-    );
+    println!("v{}", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 49fa69f..bf84826 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ mod config;
 use color_print::cprintln;
 use std::process::ExitCode;
 
-/// latest Firefish version as of this fishctl release
-const FIREFISH_VERSION: &str = "20240613";
-
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> ExitCode {
     let res = command::run().await;