version command using ldflag

.goreleaser.yml

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ builds:
     goarch:
       - amd64
     binary: brev
+    ldflags:
+      - -X github.com/brevdev/brev-cli/pkg/cmd/version.Version={{.Tag}}
+
 brews:
   - name: brev-cli
     # GitHub/GitLab repository to push the formula to

Makefile

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := dev
+VERSION := $(shell git tag | grep ^v | sort -V | tail -n 1)
+
 
 .PHONY: dev
 dev: ## dev build
@@ -66,7 +68,8 @@ build: install
 .PHONY: fast-build
 fast-build: ## go build -o brev
 	$(call print-target)
-	go build -o brev 
+	go build -o brev -ldflags "-X github.com/brevdev/brev-cli/pkg/cmd/version.Version=${VERSION}"
+
 
 .PHONY: release
 release: ## goreleaser --rm-dist

pkg/cmd/version/version.go

@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@ package version
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"runtime/debug"
 
 	"github.com/fatih/color"
 
-	"github.com/brevdev/brev-cli/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/brevdev/brev-cli/pkg/requests"
 	"github.com/brevdev/brev-cli/pkg/terminal"
 )
@@ -15,6 +13,8 @@ const (
 	cliReleaseURL = "https://api.github.com/repos/brevdev/brev-cli/releases/latest"
 )
 
+var Version = ""
+
 var green = color.New(color.FgGreen).SprintfFunc()
 
 var upToDateString = `
@@ -45,30 +45,22 @@ type githubReleaseMetadata struct {
 }
 
 func BuildVersionString(t *terminal.Terminal) (string, error) {
-	info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo()
-	var currentVersion string
-	if ok {
-		currentVersion = info.Main.Version
-	} else {
-		currentVersion = config.GlobalConfig.GetVersion()
-	}
-
 	githubRelease, err := getLatestGithubReleaseMetadata()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errprint(err, "Failed to retrieve latest version")
 		return "", err
 	}
 
 	var versionString string
-	if githubRelease.TagName == currentVersion {
+	if githubRelease.TagName == Version {
 		versionString = fmt.Sprintf(
 			upToDateString,
-			currentVersion,
+			Version,
 		)
 	} else {
 		versionString = fmt.Sprintf(
 			outOfDateString,
-			currentVersion,
+			Version,
 			githubRelease.TagName,
 			githubRelease.Name,
 			githubRelease.Body,