diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 735e32fd..02a9eb35 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ module github.com/scripthaus-dev/mshell
 go 1.17
 
 require (
-	github.com/alessio/shellescape v1.4.1 // indirect
-	github.com/creack/pty v1.1.18 // indirect
-	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.5.4 // indirect
-	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220412211240-33da011f77ad // indirect
+	github.com/alessio/shellescape v1.4.1
+	github.com/creack/pty v1.1.18
+	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.5.4
+	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220412211240-33da011f77ad
 )
+
+require github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.1.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index d802966a..32656449 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.1.1 h1:hLg3sBzpNErnxhQtUy/mmLR2I9foDujNK030IGemrRc=
+github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.1.1/go.mod h1:VPu/7SZ7ePZ3QOrcuXROw5FAcLl4a0cBrbBpGY/8hQs=
 github.com/alessio/shellescape v1.4.1 h1:V7yhSDDn8LP4lc4jS8pFkt0zCnzVJlG5JXy9BVKJUX0=
 github.com/alessio/shellescape v1.4.1/go.mod h1:PZAiSCk0LJaZkiCSkPv8qIobYglO3FPpyFjDCtHLS30=
 github.com/creack/pty v1.1.18 h1:n56/Zwd5o6whRC5PMGretI4IdRLlmBXYNjScPaBgsbY=
diff --git a/main-mshell.go b/main-mshell.go
index 014b5a76..0902de23 100644
--- a/main-mshell.go
+++ b/main-mshell.go
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ func main() {
 		handleUsage()
 		return
 	} else if firstArg == "--version" {
-		fmt.Printf("mshell v%s\n", base.MShellVersion)
+		fmt.Printf("mshell %s\n", base.MShellVersion)
 		return
 	} else if firstArg == "--env" {
 		rtnCode, err := handleEnv()
diff --git a/pkg/base/base.go b/pkg/base/base.go
index 9a08cdda..f8a38607 100644
--- a/pkg/base/base.go
+++ b/pkg/base/base.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const MShellPathVarName = "MSHELL_PATH"
 const MShellHomeVarName = "MSHELL_HOME"
 const SSHCommandVarName = "SSH_COMMAND"
 const SessionsDirBaseName = "sessions"
-const MShellVersion = "0.1.0"
+const MShellVersion = "v0.1.0"
 const RemoteIdFile = "remoteid"
 
 var sessionDirCache = make(map[string]string)
diff --git a/pkg/shexec/client.go b/pkg/shexec/client.go
index c14b17e5..fadcb644 100644
--- a/pkg/shexec/client.go
+++ b/pkg/shexec/client.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func MakeClientProc(ctx context.Context, ecmd *exec.Cmd) (*ClientProc, string, e
 		}
 		if initPk.Version != base.MShellVersion {
 			cproc.Close()
-			return nil, initPk.UName, fmt.Errorf("invalid remote mshell version 'v%s', must be v%s", initPk.Version, base.MShellVersion)
+			return nil, initPk.UName, fmt.Errorf("invalid remote mshell version '%s', must be %s", initPk.Version, base.MShellVersion)
 		}
 		cproc.InitPk = initPk
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/shexec/shexec.go b/pkg/shexec/shexec.go
index b8ae79e7..dc52290d 100644
--- a/pkg/shexec/shexec.go
+++ b/pkg/shexec/shexec.go
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ func RunClientSSHCommandAndWait(runPacket *packet.RunPacketType, fdContext FdCon
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("mshell command not found on remote server, can install with 'mshell --install %s %s.%s'", sshOptsStr, goos, goarch)
 			}
 			if initPk.Version != base.MShellVersion {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid remote mshell version 'v%s', must be v%s", initPk.Version, base.MShellVersion)
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid remote mshell version '%s', must be %s", initPk.Version, base.MShellVersion)
 			}
 			versionOk = true
 			if debug {